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Transition Region and Coronal Explorer (TRACE)

Submitted by liem on Mon, 02/25/2013 - 12:14

Launched April 1998

TRACE, carried a 30-cm extreme ultraviolet imaging telescope for studies of the sun. Lockheed was the lead contractor while the Smithsonian Astrophysical
Observatory made the telescope mirrors. TRACE had a field of view of 8.5 arcmin and a resolution of 1 arcsecond. TRACE was placed in a sun-synchronous orbit,
enabling it to make continuous observation of the sun.

Project:

ISS Expeditions

Classification:

Mission/Crew Patch

Tags:

trace