ATLAS-2
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ATLAS-2 was a Space Shuttle-based NASA mission carrying a suite of instruments to study Earth's atmosphere, solar radiation, and their interactions in support of climate and environmental research.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Atmospheric science mission
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NASA spaceflight ⓘ Space Shuttle mission ⓘ |
| apogee | ~296 km ⓘ |
| callsign | Atlantis STS-56 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carriedInstrument |
ACRIM II
NERFINISHED
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ATLAS-2 ATMOS NERFINISHED ⓘ Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor II NERFINISHED ⓘ Atmospheric Trace Molecule Spectroscopy experiment NERFINISHED ⓘ ERBE instruments NERFINISHED ⓘ Earth Radiation Budget Experiment instruments ⓘ MAHRSI NERFINISHED ⓘ MAS NERFINISHED ⓘ Measurement of the Solar Constant instrument NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle Atmosphere High Resolution Spectrograph Investigation NERFINISHED ⓘ Millimeter-wave Atmospheric Sounder NERFINISHED ⓘ SOLACES NERFINISHED ⓘ SOLCON NERFINISHED ⓘ SSM NERFINISHED ⓘ SUSIM NERFINISHED ⓘ Solar Constant and Aerosol Measurement instrument NERFINISHED ⓘ Solar Spectrum Measurement instrument ⓘ Solar Ultraviolet Spectral Irradiance Monitor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| crewSize | 5 ⓘ |
| focusArea |
Earth radiation budget
NERFINISHED
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ozone chemistry ⓘ solar irradiance ⓘ trace gases in the atmosphere ⓘ upper atmosphere composition ⓘ |
| followedBy | ATLAS-3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inclination | 57.0 degrees ⓘ |
| landingDate | 1993-04-17 ⓘ |
| landingSite | Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1993-04-08 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionCommander | Kenneth D. Cameron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionDuration |
6 hours
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8 minutes ⓘ 9 days ⓘ |
| missionNumberInProgram | second ATLAS mission ⓘ |
| missionPilot | Stephen S. Oswald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionSpecialist |
Ellen Ochoa
NERFINISHED
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Kenneth D. Cockrell NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Foale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitType | Low Earth orbit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| payloadType | Spacelab pallet payload ⓘ |
| perigee | ~292 km ⓘ |
| precededBy | ATLAS-1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
investigate Sun–Earth interactions
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measure solar radiation ⓘ study Earth’s atmosphere ⓘ support climate research ⓘ support environmental research ⓘ |
| program |
ATLAS program
NERFINISHED
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NASA Space Shuttle program ⓘ
surface form:
Space Shuttle program
|
| spacecraft |
STS-56
NERFINISHED
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Space Shuttle Atlantis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsResearch |
climate change studies
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long-term solar variability studies ⓘ ozone layer monitoring ⓘ |
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