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Data Collection and Downlink
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From its 388-mile (625-kilometer) circular orbit, TIMED will study the
influences of the sun and humans on the least explored and understood region
of Earthís atmosphere - a gateway between Earth's environment and space.
Employing advances in remote-sensing technology, TIMED's instruments - working
with a worldwide network of ground-based observation sites - will obtain the
first-ever global measurements of this atmospheric region. TIMED's Mission Operations
Center, in Laurel, Md., will downlink raw data from the spacecraft and send
it to four remote Payload Operations Centers where data products will be created.
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