Spacelab 1 (STS-9): UV Solar Spectrum (200-358 nm)

A joint NASA and European Space Agency mission, Spacelab 1 was a 10-day multidisciplinary flight aboard the Space Shuttle. The dataset contains ultraviolet solar spectrum measurements between 200 and 358 nanometers, collected from instruments on the space-exposed platform. The data is held by the National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC).

Use Cases

• Modeling solar irradiance in the ultraviolet range based on the 200-358 nm wavelength data.
• Analyzing spectral features of the sun for solar physics research based on the UV spectrum.
• Calibrating space-based UV sensors using reference data from the Spacelab 1 mission.

Strengths

• Data originates from a joint NASA and ESA mission, suggesting a high level of curation.
• Spectrum covers a specific and scientifically relevant ultraviolet range (200-358 nm).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count, file formats, and sample data are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

NASA and European Space Agency (ESA) via Spacelab 1 mission.

Collection Method

Collected by instruments on the space-exposed platform of the Spacelab 1 module during the STS-9 Space Shuttle mission.

Time Range

Data collected during the 10-day Spacelab 1 mission.

Freshness

Last updated: unknown

Geography

Data collected from space (orbital).