How will TIMED provide the first-ever global picture of the MLTI region?
The TIMED spacecraft will observe the MLTI region and its basic structure from the spacecraft’s 625-kilometer (388-mile) circular orbit around the Earth. Employing advances in remote-sensing technology, the spacecraft’s instrument suite will work with a worldwide network of ground-based observation sites to collect information necessary for us to test their current understanding of the processes that change the winds and composition in this part of the atmosphere, and determine how energy is absorbed, emitted and transported within the MLTI region.
