It will continue the precise measurements of total solar irradiance ( TSI) that began with the ERB instrument in 1979 and has continued to the present with the ACRIM series of measurements. It launched into a 645 km, 40 degree orbit and is operated by the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics ( LASP) at the University of Colorado ( CU) in Boulder, Colorado, USA. The SORCE spacecraft was launched on Januon a Pegasus XL launch vehicle to provide NASA’s Earth Science Enterprise ( ESE) with precise measurements of solar radiation. These measurements are critical to studies of the Sun its effect on our Earth system and its influence on humankind. The measurements provided by SORCE specifically address long-term climate change, natural variability and enhanced climate prediction, and atmospheric ozone and UV-B radiation. The Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) is a NASA-sponsored satellite mission that is providing state-of-the-art measurements of incoming x-ray, ultraviolet, visible, near-infrared, and total solar radiation.
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