PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem)

Launched NASA's PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) observatory into a sun-synchronous polar orbit on a rare southward trajectory from Cape Canaveral, to study ocean color, aerosols and clouds and their role in Earth's climate.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

SSO

Sun-synchronous orbit

Payload to orbit

1.7 T

Flight

239th

of 638 Falcon 9 Block 5 flights

Date and time

8 February 2024, 06:33 UTC

Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 5

Builder

SpaceX

Launch site

Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Payload

Earth Science

International designator

2024-025

Launches in 2024

25th of 263

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