China News Service Houston, February 8 In the early morning of the 8th local time, the PACE Earth observation satellite of the United States National Space Agency (NASA) was successfully launched from Florida.
According to CNN 8**, the PACE satellite was initially scheduled to be launched on the 6th, but it was postponed twice due to high winds and cumulus clouds. NASA said on its official website that at 1:33 EST on the 8th, the satellite carrying out the PACE mission was launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Base in Florida on a "Falcon 9" rocket from the US Space Exploration Technology Corporation. After about 5 minutes, NASA confirmed that it had received a signal from the satellite, and that its performance was as expected. More than half an hour after launch, the crew reportedly confirmed that the satellite's solar panels had been deployed and generating electricity.
The PACE project, which stands for "Plankton, Aerosols, Clouds and Marine Ecosystems," aims to study marine health, air quality and the impact of climate change on humans, NASA said. The main scientific equipment on board includes a hyperspectral marine color instrument and a polarimeter. Hyperspectral ocean color instruments help scientists track phytoplankton distribution, fishery health, track harmful algal blooms, and spot changes in the marine environment. The polarimeter will monitor how sunlight interacts with atmospheric particles, providing researchers with new information about aerosols, cloud properties, and air quality.
NASA said the PACE project will help humanity better understand how the ocean interacts with the atmospheric system and how climate change affects those interactions. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said, "PACE will help us answer pressing questions about climate change. ”
The PACE satellite is planned to operate for 3 years, but its fuel is enough to last more than 10 years. According to the American space **spacecom news, Trump** has tried to take the PACE project that cost nearly $1 billion four times. (ENDS).