Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment
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The Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment was a NASA-sponsored satellite mission that measured incoming X-ray, ultraviolet, visible, near-infrared, and total solar radiation. Wikipedia
Launch date: January 25, 2003
Cost: 122 million USD
Manufacturer: Orbital Sciences Corporation
Orbit height: 401 mi
Power: 348 watts
Mission duration: 5 years (planned); 21 years, 2 months and 15 days (in orbit)
Names: SORCE