Vega-C | TRUTHS
Provider: Avio S.p.A
Vehicle: Vega-C
Launch Date:
Launch Site: Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
Target Orbit: SSO
Orbital Compute Tier: Insufficient data
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.
Mission intelligence
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