Future Plans of the LASP/CU Rocket Experiment

2011 Launch for SDO EVE Calibration

The next launch of our rocket payload is planned for May 2012 from the White Sands Missile Range (WSMR). This flight's primary purpose is to provide the third underflight calibration for our SDO EUV Variability Experiment (EVE) satellite instrument. The SDO launch was on February 11, 2010, and the first underflight calibration flight was on May 3, 2010 (NASA 36.258). The latest launch was on March 23, 2011.

Date / Time

Date: May 2012 ?

Time: ?

This is near local noon to minimize the atmospheric absorption of the solar EUV radiation during the rocket observations.

Location

The launch facility is the NASA sounding rocket facility at the White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) in New Mexico. NASA Sounding Rocket Operations Contract (NSROC) supports this experiment along with their subcontractors at the WSMR Naval Research Rocket Support Office and Physical Science Laboratory (PSL/NMSU).

Previous Launches

Launch Time Picture

Previous Launches from the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico:

  1. NASA 21.101 (PI: Woods, LASP/CU) was on Nov. 10, 1988 at 19:00 UT
  2. NASA 36.054 (PI: Rottman, LASP/CU) was on June 20, 1989 at 19:00 UT
  3. NASA 36.098 (PI: Woods, LASP/CU) was on Oct. 27, 1992 at 18:30 UT
  4. NASA 36.107 (PI: Woods, HAO/NCAR) was on Oct. 4, 1993 at 17:45 UT
  5. NASA 36.124 (PI: Woods, HAO/NCAR) was on Nov. 3, 1994 at 18:45 UT
  6. NASA 36.135 (PI: Woods, LASP/CU) was on May 15, 1997 at 19:16 UT
  7. NASA 36.171 (PI: Hassler, SwRI) was on Nov. 2, 1998 at 18:20 UT
  8. NASA 36.192 (PI: Woods, LASP/CU) was on Feb. 8, 2002 at 18:41 UT
  9. NASA 36.205 (PI: Woods, LASP/CU) was on Aug. 12, 2003 at 18:23:30 UT
  10. NASA 36.217 (PI: Woods, LASP/CU) was on Oct. 15, 2004 at 17:28:34 UT
  11. NASA 36.233 (PI: Woods, LASP/CU) was on Oct. 28, 2006 at 17:58:00 UT
  12. NASA 36.240 (PI: Woods, LASP/CU) was on Apr. 14, 2008 at 16:58:00 UT
  13. NASA 36.258 (PI: Woods, LASP/CU) was on May 3, 2010 at 18:32:00 UT
  14. NASA 36.275 (PI: Woods, LASP/CU) was on Mar. 23, 2011 at 17:50:00 UT

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