Launches/TRUTHS

TRUTHS

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Avio S.p.A · Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana · 2030-12-31 · 00:00:00 UTC

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Lift-off: 2030-12-31
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Vehicle

Vega-C

Orbit

SSO

Crewed

Mission

Earth Science

Operator

Avio S.p.A

Mission Details

PayloadTRUTHS

Mission typeEarth Science

Launch siteGuiana Space Centre · Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)

OrbitSSO

Operator agencyAvio S.p.A

CountryFrench Guiana

Date2030-12-31

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TRUTHS (Traceable Radiometry Underpinning Terrestrial- and Helio-Studies) is a a ‘standards laboratory in space’, setting the ‘gold standard’ reference for climate measurements. Carrying a cryogenic solar absolute radiometer and a hyperspectral imaging spectrometer as well as a novel onboard calibration system, TRUTHS is designed to make continuous measurements of incoming solar radiation and reflected radiation to evaluate Earth’s energy-in to energy-out ratio.

Related Entities

Vega-CVehicle Avio S.p.ACompany Guiana Space CentreLaunch site Earth ScienceRelated mission series

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