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The SOLSPEC instrument has been built to carry out solar spectral irradiance measurements from space. It consists of three spectrometers designed to measure the solar spectral irradiance from 180 to 3000 nm. It flew for the first time in December 1983 with the SpaceLab 1 mission (SL1) and later with the ATLAS missions after significant improvement of the instrument optics and calibration procedures. For the ATLAS 1 mission in March 1992, the thermal conditions encountered during the measurements were better than those of SL1, leading to better data quality. Furthermore, other Sun spectrometers, two on the same platform and two others on board the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite, have also carried out UV absolute spectral measurements at the same time. These opportunities allowed comparisons of solar irradiance determinations. The UV part of the measurements made during that mission is presented here as well as its calibration and accuracy analysis.
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Thuillier, G., Hersé, M., Simon, P.C. et al. OBSERVATION OF THE UV SOLAR SPECTRAL IRRADIANCE BETWEEN 200 AND 350 nm DURING THE ATLAS I MISSION BY THE SOLSPEC SPECTROMETER. Solar Physics 171, 283–302 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1004930219506
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