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Vega-C | TRUTHS
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Vega-C | TRUTHS

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> MISSION DATA

DATETuesday, December 31, 2030
TIME12:00 AM UTC
PROVIDERAvio S.p.A
ROCKETVega-C
PADAriane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
LOCATIONGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
ORBITSun-Synchronous Orbit

> MISSION BRIEFING // EARTH SCIENCE

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.

> SCHEDULE & SOURCE

Source-reported status: To Be Determined. Current date is a placeholder or rough estimation based on unreliable or interpreted sources.

Launch window: 2030-12-31 00:00:00 UTC — 2030-12-31 00:00:00 UTC.

Dates and windows may change. Passing the scheduled time does not confirm a launch outcome.

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