Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science 3

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Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science 3 (ATLAS-3) was a Space Shuttle-based Spacelab mission focused on studying Earth's atmosphere and solar interactions using a suite of specialized scientific instruments.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Earth science mission
Space Shuttle mission
Spacelab mission
solar physics mission
countryOfOperator United States
crewSize 7
focus Earth atmosphere
aeronomy
middle atmosphere chemistry
ozone layer
solar interactions with Earth atmosphere
solar irradiance
follows Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science 2
hasInstrument Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor
Atmospheric Trace Molecule Spectroscopy experiment
Grille spectrometer
MAS radiometer
Measurement of the Solar Constant instrument
Millimeter Wave Atmospheric Sounder
Shuttle Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet instrument
Solar Ultraviolet Spectral Irradiance Monitor
inclination 57 degrees
landingDate 1994-11-14
landingSite Edwards Air Force Base
Runway 22, Edwards AFB
launchDate 1994-11-03
launchSite Kennedy Space Center
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B
launchVehicle Space Shuttle Atlantis
missionDuration 10 days
22 hours
34 minutes
missionNumberInProgram STS-66
objective investigate coupling between solar output and Earth atmosphere
measure solar irradiance variability
study ozone distribution
study trace gases in the atmosphere
operatedBy NASA
orbitType Low Earth orbit
partOf Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science program
partOfSeries ATLAS missions
precededBy Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science 2
program Space Shuttle program
shortName ATLAS-3
linked to: ATLAS-1
spacecraft STS-66
Space Shuttle Atlantis
sponsor NASA Office of Mission to Planet Earth
NASA Office of Space Science
usesModule Spacelab module

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Spacelab missions notableMission Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science 3
Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science 3 partOf Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science program
linked to: Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science 3
Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science 2 followedBy Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science 3