The National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC) is a department in NASA's Solar System Exploration Division. It was created to archive NASA space science mission data. The NSSDC is located at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. The NSSDC provides free access to NASA data for the public and researchers. The data provided is both raw scientific data as well as images. The NSSDC maintains the International Designator for every spacecraft launched and every satellite in orbit, worldwide. NASA logo Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from an article revision dated 2005-09-01, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... Location in Prince Georges County, Maryland Founded -Incorporated 1937 {{{incorporated}}} County Prince Georges County Mayor Judith F. Davis Area - Total - Water 15. ... The International Designator (or NSSDC ID) is an international naming convention for satellites. ... MILSTAR:A Communciation Satellite A satellite is any object that orbits another object (which is known as its primary). ...
NSSDC serves as the permanent archive for NASA space science mission data, including space physics, planetary and astrophysics data sets.
NSSDC and its staff are recognized for their leadership in the archiving field.
NSSDC contributes its considerable experience and leadership to conferences and standards activities in the digital archiving and digital libraries areas.