Objectives and Applications
Ocean-colour data, ocean biology and ecology, phytoplankton concentrations and growth, pollution, algal bloom monitoring. OrbView-2 is a commercial mission where NASA retains all rights to data for research purposes, while Orbital retains all rights for commercial and operational purposes.
Full Name
OrbView-2
aka SeaStar, SeaWiFS
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
01 Aug 1997
Mission Links
EOL Date
11 Dec 2010
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
99 minutes
Orbit Sense
Descending
Orbit Inclination
98.2 deg
Orbit Altitude
705 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
12:00
Repeat Cycle
16 days
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
SeaWiFS - Sea-Viewing Wide Field-of-View Sensor |
| Category | Parameter | Instrument(s) |
| Ocean | Ocean colour/biology | SeaWiFS |