0UARS Science Instruments Resolved (Revisited
Taken by Ralf Vandebergh on September 9, 2025 @
The Netherlands
Click photo for larger image
| |
Camera Used: Unavailable Unavailable
Exposure Time: Unavailable
Aperture: Unavailable
ISO: Unavailable
Date Taken: Unavailable
|
|
| More images
Details:
Ground-based image of the former Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) taken in July 2009 and reprocessed recently in August 2025. UARS was deployed on September 15, 1991 from the Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-48, 3 days after launch. It was deactivated on December 15, 2005 and it reentered on September 24, 2011.
The image may look more detailed then my general satellite images but that is mainly an illusion because the satellite is so big: The dimensions are 10.7 by 4.5 meters. The solar array is apparently seen from a short angle, we probably see it edge-on. The orientation of the image could be mirror-flipped compared to the drawings.
Multiple science instruments attached to the satellite can be seen seen separately in the image that was taken with backyard equipment from a distance of 452 km. The image was taken about 2 years before reentry.
Visible science instruments: Among others:
ISAMS: an infrared radiometer for measuring thermal emission from the Earth's limb.
HALOE: Halogen Occultation Experiment
HRDI: High Resolution Doppler Imager
Ralf Vandebergh
Photographer's website:
https://satellite-imaging.jouwweb.nl/selected-project-samples-best-works
|
|
|
