Carruthers Geocorona Observatory
A BAE systems technician inspecting the fully assembled Carruthers Geocorona Observatory | |
| Mission type | Space telescope |
|---|---|
| Operator | NASA |
| COSPAR ID | 2025-215C |
| SATCAT no. | 65727 |
| Website | https://science.nasa.gov/mission/carruthers-geocorona-observatory/ |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 24 September 2025, 11:30 UTC |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5 |
| Launch site | Kennedy, LC-39A |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | L1 |
NASA insignia for Carruthers | |
The Carruthers Geocorona Observatory, previously called Global Lyman-alpha Imagers of the Dynamic Exosphere (GLIDE), is a NASA mission led by the University of Illinois, which will survey ultraviolet light emitted by Earth's outermost atmospheric layer, the exosphere, and geocorona.