Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment
NASA space observatory
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Summary
Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment is a space telescope[1]. It draws 53 Wikipedia views per month (space telescope category, ranking #61 of 124).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: United States[3]
- Operator: Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics[4]
- Manufacturer: Orbital Sciences Corporation[5], Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics[6]
- Commons category: SORCE[7]
- Space launch vehicle: Q140466284[8]
- Country of origin: United States[9]
- Powered by: spacecraft solar array[10]
- Type of orbit: low Earth orbit[11]
- UTC date of spacecraft launch: January 25, 2003[12]
- Spacecraft bus: Q141735767[13]
- Significant event: rocket launch[14], service entry[15], spacecraft decommissioning[16]
- Official website: https://lasp.colorado.edu/sorce/[17]
- Start point: Stargazer[18]
- Height: 157.5 cm[19]
- Mass: 290 kg[20]
- Diameter: 115.6 cm[21]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Climate change[22]
- Funder: National Aeronautics and Space Administration[23]
Why It Matters
Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]