ERBS spacecraft
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The ERBS spacecraft was a NASA satellite launched in 1984 to study Earth's radiation budget and the effects of human activities on the planet's climate.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Earth Radiation Budget Satellite
ⓘ
NASA satellite ⓘ |
| abbreviation | ERBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| actualOperationalLife | over 20 years ⓘ |
| carriedInstrument |
ERBE nonscanning radiometer
NERFINISHED
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ERBE scanning radiometer NERFINISHED ⓘ Earth Radiation Budget Experiment NERFINISHED ⓘ Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
understanding of global warming
ⓘ
understanding of ozone layer depletion ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataUsedBy |
atmospheric researchers
ⓘ
climate scientists ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 2005 ⓘ |
| designLife | 2 years ⓘ |
| fullName | Earth Radiation Budget Satellite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inclination | 57 degrees ⓘ |
| launchCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| launchDate | 1984-10-05 ⓘ |
| launchMission | STS-41G NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchSite | Kennedy Space Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Space Shuttle Challenger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mass | approximately 2400 kilograms ⓘ |
| missionDomain | Earth observation ⓘ |
| missionEnd | 2005 ⓘ |
| missionStart | 1984 ⓘ |
| missionType |
Earth science
ⓘ
atmospheric research ⓘ climate research ⓘ |
| notable | operated far beyond its planned lifetime ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitRegime | near-circular ⓘ |
| orbitType | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
study Earth’s radiation budget
ⓘ
study effects of human activities on climate ⓘ |
| program | NASA Earth Radiation Budget Experiment program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reenteredOver | North Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reentryDate | 2023-01-08 ⓘ |
| reentryType | uncontrolled reentry ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | National Aeronautics and Space Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | NASA Earth Radiation Budget Satellite bus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | deorbited ⓘ |
| studied |
Earth’s energy balance
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incoming solar radiation ⓘ outgoing longwave radiation ⓘ ozone distribution ⓘ stratospheric aerosols ⓘ trace gases in the stratosphere ⓘ |
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