ACE
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ACE is a NASA space weather observatory that continuously monitors the solar wind and energetic particles from its position near the Sun–Earth L1 Lagrange point.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA space probe
ⓘ
space weather observatory ⓘ spacecraft ⓘ |
| continuouslyMonitors |
energetic particles
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interplanetary magnetic field ⓘ solar wind ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
space weather alert systems
ⓘ
understanding of solar-terrestrial relations ⓘ |
| dataFormat | near-real-time telemetry ⓘ |
| dataUsers |
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
scientific community ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth | about 1.5 million kilometers ⓘ |
| explorerNumber | Explorer 71 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Advanced Composition Explorer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstrument |
Cosmic Ray Isotope Spectrometer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Electron, Proton, and Alpha Monitor NERFINISHED ⓘ Magnetometer ⓘ Solar Energetic Particle Ionic Charge Analyzer NERFINISHED ⓘ Solar Isotope Spectrometer NERFINISHED ⓘ Solar Wind Electron, Proton, and Alpha Monitor NERFINISHED ⓘ Solar Wind Ion Composition Spectrometer NERFINISHED ⓘ Ultra-Low Energy Isotope Spectrometer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| launchDate | 1997-08-25 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Cape Canaveral Air Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Delta II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadTimeTypical | about 30 to 60 minutes ⓘ |
| location | Sun–Earth L1 Lagrange point vicinity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingCenter | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionType |
heliophysics
ⓘ
space weather monitoring ⓘ |
| monitorsRegion | interplanetary space between Sun and Earth ⓘ |
| namedBy | NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbit | halo orbit around Sun–Earth L1 Lagrange point ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
to provide real-time space weather data
ⓘ
to study the composition of solar wind and energetic particles ⓘ |
| program | Explorer program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providesDataFor |
geomagnetic storm prediction
ⓘ
space weather forecasting ⓘ |
| providesLeadTimeFor | geomagnetic storms ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
cosmic ray physics
ⓘ
heliophysics ⓘ space plasma physics ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | custom ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
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