ACRIMSAT

Active Cavity Irradiance Monitor Satellite

past Mission

Type

Orbiter

Launch

Dec. 20, 1999

Target

Earth

Objective

Study total solar irradiance

AcrimSat spent 14 years in orbit monitoring Earth's main energy source, our Sun, and its impacts on our planet.

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AcrimSat Stories

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Hubble Sees a Spiral in a Furnace

Galaxy with golden center and barred swirling arms streaked with dark dust lanes.

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Monitoring Microorganisms

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Hubble Sees a Spiral in a Furnace

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Sun sets for a NASA solar-monitoring spacecraft

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