36.318 UE WOODS/UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO JUNE 1, 2016
Extreme ultraviolet Variability Experiment (EVE)

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The primary objective for this mission was to provide an underflight calibration for the EUV Variability Experiment (EVE) aboard the NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) satellite. The EVE program provides solar EUV irradiance data for NASA’s Living With the Star (LWS) program, including near real-time data products for use in operational atmospheric models that specify the space environment and to assist in forecasting space weather operations.

This is the fifth underflight calibration for the EUV Variability Experiment (EVE) aboard the NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) satellite. Prior calibration missions have been flown on May 3, 2010, March 23, 2011, June 23, 2012, and October 21, 2013. This mission also provides underflight calibrations for solar EUV imagers aboard SDO, SOHO, GOES, Proba2, Hinode, and SEM irradiance instruments aboard SORCE XPS, TIMED SEE, and SOHO.

The Principal Investigator is Dr. Thomas Woods/University of Colorado/LASP.

For more information see: http://www.nasa.gov/feature/sounding-rocket-eve-supporting-tune-up-of-sdo-eve-instrument

Drawing of a Terrier-Black Brant sounding rocketThe Black Brant 9 is a two stage sounding rocket with a Terrier first stage and Black Brant second stage. The Black Brant 9 can reach altitudes of about 600 km. Payloads weighing from 400 to 1200 pounds can be flown.

Additional sounding rocket vehicles

Google Earth Map showing White Sands Missile Range.

The EVE mission was launched fromWhite Sands Missile Range, NM on June 1, 2016.