CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
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Full Name
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Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment
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Status
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Mission complete
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Mission Agencies
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NASA
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Launch Date
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25 Jan 2003
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Mission Links
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mission site | data access portal
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EOL Date
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25 Feb 2020
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EO Portal Info
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NORAD Catalog #
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27651 (TLE)
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International Designator
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2003-004A
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Orbit Type
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Inclined, non-sun-synchronous
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Orbit Period
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90 minutes
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Orbit Sense
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Orbit Inclination
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40 deg
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Orbit Altitude
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600 km
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Orbit Longitude
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Orbit LST
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Repeat Cycle
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Objectives and Applications
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5-year nominal mission life, currently in extended operations. Continues the precise, long-term measurements of total solar irradiance at UV and VNIR wavelengths. Daily measurements of solar UV. Precise measurements of visible solar irradiance for climate studies.
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Mission Measurements
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Mission Instruments
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