CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- Sentinel CRISTAL-A
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Full Name
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Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter - A
aka CRISTAL-A
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Status
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Approved
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Mission Agencies
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ESA , COM
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Launch Date
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Dec 2028
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Mission Links
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mission site
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EOL Date
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Jun 2036
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EO Portal Info
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NORAD Catalog #
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International Designator
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Orbit Type
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Inclined, non-sun-synchronous
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Orbit Period
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99 minutes
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Orbit Sense
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Orbit Inclination
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92 deg
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Orbit Altitude
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690 km
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Orbit Longitude
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Orbit LST
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Repeat Cycle
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367 days
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Objectives and Applications
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CRISTAL will monitor critical climate signals: ice sheet, ice cap melting and sea level, as well as to monitor variability of Arctic and Southern Ocean sea-ice and its snow loading to support Copernicus operational products and services concerning the polar regions.
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Mission Measurements
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Mission Instruments
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OpenSearch Datasets
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No IDN OpenSearch datasets found.
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