GloryAmerican satellite designed to study Earth’s climate through measuring the amount of aerosols in the atmosphere and determining precisely the amount of solar energy Earth receives. Glory is scheduled to be launched on NovFeb. 2223, 20102011, on a Taurus XL launch vehicle from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Glory has two main science instruments: the Aerosol Polarimetry Sensor (APS) and the Total Irradiance Monitor (TIM). The APS will use the polarization of light caused by the presence of aerosols such as soot and sulfates, which contribute to global warming, to measure their geographic distribution. The TIM will use four radiometers that are designed to measure the solar irradiance to an accuracy of 0.01 percent. Glory will be part of the “A-Train” satellite constellation, a group of five satellites studying Earth’s climate from the same orbit. The Glory mission is scheduled to last for at least three years, with five years as the goal for the satellite’s lifetime.