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CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- GCOM-C
-
Full Name
Global Change Observation Mission-Climate
aka Shikisai
Status
Operational (nominal)
Mission Agencies
JAXA
Launch Date
23 Dec 2017
Mission Links
mission site
|
data access portal
EOL Date
Dec 2023
EO Portal Info
NORAD Catalog #
43065
(
TLE
)
International Designator
2017-082A
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
101 minutes
Orbit Sense
Descending
Orbit Inclination
98.6 deg
Orbit Altitude
798 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
10:30
Repeat Cycle
34 days
Objectives and Applications
Understanding of climate change mechanism.
Mission Measurements
Category
Parameter
Instrument(s)
Atmosphere
Aerosols
SGLI
Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature
SGLI
Cloud particle properties and profile
SGLI
Land
Albedo and reflectance
SGLI
Vegetation
SGLI
Surface temperature (land)
SGLI
Multi-purpose imagery (land)
SGLI
Inland Waters
SGLI
Ocean
Ocean colour/biology
SGLI
Surface temperature (ocean)
SGLI
Multi-purpose imagery (ocean)
SGLI
Snow & Ice
Snow cover, edge and depth
SGLI
Sea ice cover, edge and thickness
SGLI
Mission Instruments
SGLI - Second-generation Global Imager
OpenSearch Datasets
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GCOM-C/SGLI L1A Shortwave Infrared Thermal Infrared (1km)
GCOM-C/SGLI L1A Shortwave Infrared Thermal Infrared (250m)
GCOM-C/SGLI L1A Visible and Near Infrared (Non-Polarization) (1km)
GCOM-C/SGLI L1A Visible and Near Infrared (Non-Polarization) (250m)
GCOM-C/SGLI L1A Visible and Near Infrared (Polarization) (1km)
GCOM-C/SGLI L1B Shortwave Infrared Thermal Infrared (1km)
GCOM-C/SGLI L1B Shortwave Infrared Thermal Infrared (250m)
GCOM-C/SGLI L1B Visible and Near Infrared (Non-Polarization) (1km)
GCOM-C/SGLI L1B Visible and Near Infrared (Non-Polarization) (250m)
GCOM-C/SGLI L1B Visible and Near Infrared (Polarization) (1km)
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