CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - ACC -
Full Name Accelerometer Status Operational
Instrument Agencies ESA Maturity
Instrument Type Precision orbit and Space environment Geometry
Instrument Technology Gradiometer/accelerometer Sampling Other
Data Access Open Access Data Format
Measurements and Applications Measurement of the spacecraft non-gravitational accelerations, linear accelerations range: +/- 2*10-4 m/s2; angular measurement range: +/- 9.6* 10-3 rad/s2; measurement bandwidth: 10-4 to 10-2 Hz; Linear resolution: 1.8*10-10 m/s2; angular resolution: 8*10-9 rad/s2.
Resolution Summary 0.1 nm/s2
Swath Summary N/A
Accuracy Summary overall instrument random error: <10 - 8 m/s2
Waveband Summary N/A
N/A (N/A)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
CategoryParameter
Gravity, Magnetic and Geodynamic measurementsGravity field
Instrument Missions
Swarm - Earth's Magnetic Field and Environment Explorers (2013 - 2025)