NASA’s ERBS (Earth Radiation Balance Satellite) has returned to the mainland after nearly four decades of orbiting our planet. It was January 8th when ERBS re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere at exactly 23:04 (local time). A) Yes, the US space agency is ending the era of space exploration in a big waywhile updating its satellites with modern copies and the latest technology.
For its part, ERBS continued to carry out its research functions during its first 21 years in orbit. its release in October 1984.. During this time, he studied how the Earth absorbs and emits solar radiation, and collected and measured stratospheric ozone, water vapor, nitrogen dioxide, and aerosols.
Now the US Department of Defense has confirmed that a satellite weighing about 2,450 kg has entered Earth’s atmosphere over the Bering Sea. NASA expected most of the body to burn up from atmospheric friction, with some components as the only survivors. Well, it looks like it was, and some of this satellite could be used in other future projects.
NASA’s ERBS satellite marked a brilliant time for exploration of our planet.
Hundreds or thousands of kilometers above our heads, thousands of satellites are constantly collecting information about various activities on our planet. Whether natural or created by us, it allows us to understand how our planet operates on a much larger scale..
To this end, a series of satellites were launched in 1984 to form the ERBE mission. Of course ERBS was part of the latter, and He had three tools with him. to measure the radiative energy of the Earth and components of the stratosphere, including the alarming ozone.
The useful life of ERBS is expected to be two years., but the satellite has more than done its job. In fact, he worked for 21 years, actively studying the interaction of the Earth with various elements in space. It was in 2005 that NASA decided to withdraw it permanently.
Today, NASA continues to rely on research recorded by its ERBE mission.. Even the CERES (Cloud and Earth Radiant Energy System) satellite instrument series is directly based on data collected by ERBS and its other mission partners.
Finally, why is learning this information so important? As NASA explains on its official website, the absorption and emission of solar energy “is an important indicator of the health of the climate, and knowledge of it can also help reveal meteorological patterns.” At the same time, the concentration of ozone in the stratosphere play an important role in protecting the Earth and its inhabitants from ultraviolet radiation.
Source: Hiper Textual
