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PACE
NASA Ocean Color & Atmosphere Science Satellite · NASA
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PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem), NASA's flagship ocean color satellite, carrying the most advanced hyperspectral ocean sensor ever flown — capable of identifying specific types of phytoplankton by their unique color signature, distinguishing harmful algal blooms from harmless ones, and tracking how aerosol pollution interacts with cloud formation, one of the biggest remaining uncertainties in climate models.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 421–423 mi (677–681 km)
- Inclination
- 98.1°
- One orbit
- 98.2 minutes14.7 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 58928
- Int’l designator
- 2024-025A
- Launched
- 2024
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 7 Nov 2026.
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