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UARS

ResourceID
spase://SMWG/Observatory/UARS

Description

NASA's Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) was launched
on 1991-09-12 into a low altitude (570 km), mid-inclination (57 deg) orbit for
upper atmospheric and ionospheric studies. It operated until its 2005-12-14
decommissioning.

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Details

Version:2.7.1

Observatory

ResourceID
spase://SMWG/Observatory/UARS
NamingAuthority
SMWG
ResourceType
Observatory
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
UARS
ReleaseDate
2026-07-20 16:22:59Z
RevisionHistory
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2019-05-05 12:34:56Z
Note
Only known prior ReleaseDate of the metadata
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2026-05-22 16:41:02Z
Note
Added new Contact(s). Added ResourceType and NamingAuthority. Updated to 2.7.1. Changed http to https in top-level schemaLocation attribute. Fixed version number separator in top-level schemaLocation attribute. ZCB
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2026-07-20 16:22:59Z
Note
Added HelioData InformationURL. JWL
Description

NASA's Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) was launched
on 1991-09-12 into a low altitude (570 km), mid-inclination (57 deg) orbit for
upper atmospheric and ionospheric studies. It operated until its 2005-12-14
decommissioning.

Contacts
RolePersonStartDateStopDateNote
1.PrincipalInvestigatorspase://SMWG/Person/Mark.R.Schoeberl
2.GeneralContactspase://SMWG/Person/Dieter.K.Bilitza
InformationURL
Name
NSSDC Master Catalog
URL
https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1991-063B
InformationURL
Name
HelioData
URL
https://helio.data.nasa.gov/mission/UARS
Description

The HelioData mission page provides an overview of the mission and more, such as all SPASE dataset records associated with it.

Location
ObservatoryRegion
Earth.NearSurface