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CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- IRS-P4
-
Full Name
OCEANSAT-1
Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
ISRO
Launch Date
26 May 1999
Mission Links
mission site
EOL Date
31 Dec 2010
EO Portal Info
NORAD Catalog #
25758
(
TLE
)
International Designator
1999-029C
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
99.31 minutes
Orbit Sense
Descending
Orbit Inclination
98.28 deg
Orbit Altitude
720 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
12:15
Repeat Cycle
2 days
Objectives and Applications
Ocean biology, physical oceanography.
Mission Measurements
Category
Parameter
Instrument(s)
Atmosphere
Aerosols
OCM (Oceansat-2)
Atmospheric Winds
MSMR
Liquid water and precipitation rate
MSMR
Land
Albedo and reflectance
WiFS
Landscape topography
WiFS
Vegetation
WiFS
Multi-purpose imagery (land)
WiFS
Ocean
Ocean colour/biology
OCM (Oceansat-2)
Ocean topography/currents
MSMR
Ocean surface winds
MSMR
Surface temperature (ocean)
MSMR
Multi-purpose imagery (ocean)
MSMR
Snow & Ice
Snow cover, edge and depth
WiFS
Sea ice cover, edge and thickness
MSMR
Mission Instruments
MSMR - Multifrequency Scanning Microwave Radiometer
OCM (Oceansat-2) - Ocean Colour Monitor (Oceansat-2)
WiFS - Wide Field Sensor
OpenSearch Datasets
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Data Products for the Indian Remote Sensing Satellites
Oceansat Imagery from the Earth Scan Laboratory
Real Time Monitoring of Coastal and Estuarine Process
Surveillance of Lake Pontchartrain Algal Blooms
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