Earth  ID: 10379

Glory Launch Sequence

Released on February 18, 2009
Glory will launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base onboard a Taurus XL launch vehicle. The Taurus launch service is provided by Orbital Sciences Corporation Launch Systems Group, under contract to the NASA Kennedy Space Center. The Taurus XL will place Glory into a circular, Sun-synchronous injection orbit with an altitude of 640 kilometers and an inclination of 97.9 degrees.
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Launch and deploy of Glory satellite.

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Ryan Zuber (UMBC): Lead Animator
Maria Frostic (UMBC): Producer
Michael Mishchenko (NASA/GSFC GISS): Scientist
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Mission:
Glory

Data Used:
Glory
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Goddard TV Tape:
G2008-047 -- Glory Resource Reel

Keywords:
SVS >> Climate
SVS >> Global Warming
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Satellite
SVS >> Spacecraft
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Atmosphere >> Aerosols
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Sun-earth Interactions >> Solar Activity >> Solar Irradiance
SVS >> Launch
SVS >> Climate Change
SVS >> Glory
NASA Science >> Earth

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0