The ATMOS Instrument on Board ATLAS 1The STS-45/ATLAS 1 mission was launched on March 24, 1992 from the Kennedy Space Center. During 8 days of operation, the ATMOS instrument made a total of 98 observations, spanning a substantial portion of the globe. The 53 measurements taken at orbital sunrise covered the mid-latitude and equitorial regions of the earth from 30 degrees south to 30 degrees north. The 41 sunset observations were made at 25 south to 55 south. ATMOS was only able to monitor the atmosphere down to a height of about 20 km, due to a recent eruption of Mount Pinatubo, which clouded the region below that with dust and aerosols. The shuttle landed on Runway 33 at KSC on April 2.NASA Information : KSC Mission Description | SpaceLink Mission InfoMission Operations ScenesATMOS Data Locations (World Map)
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