Odin Mission

Objectives and Applications

Atmospheric research, stratospheric ozone chemistry, mesospheric ozone science, summer mesospheric science.

Mission Summary

Full Name
Odin
Mission Status
Operational (extended)
Mission Agencies
SNSA, CNES, CSA, ESA, TEKES
Launch Date
20 Feb 2001
Mission Links
EOL Date
Dec 2025
EO Portal Info

Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
97.6 minutes
Orbit Sense
Ascending
Orbit Inclination
97.65 deg
Orbit Altitude
570 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
18:00
Repeat Cycle
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator

Mission Instruments

OSIRIS - Optical Spectrograph and Infra-Red Imaging System
SMR - Submillimetre Radiometer

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
AtmosphereAerosols OSIRIS
Atmospheric Humidity Fields SMR
Ozone OSIRIS, SMR
Trace gases (excluding ozone) OSIRIS, SMR
Atmospheric Temperature Fields OSIRIS, SMR

Featured Datasets

Odin SMR data products
Jan-2001
Odin is an international aeronomy and astronomy minisatellite mission led by Sweden, with Canada, France and Finland as partners. The project is carried out and funded jointly by the space agencies of Sweden (SNSA), Canada (CSA and NSERC), Finland (TEKES), and France (CNES). The Odin mission objectives are mainly astronomy and aeronomy applications, including atmospheric research: observation of stratospheric ozone chemistry, mesospheric ozone science, summer mesospheric science and coupling of atmospheric regions. Through the ESA TPM scheme, data is available from external TPM site on the Odin-SMR Project Portal. Read more
Odin OSIRIS data products
Jan-2001
Odin is an international aeronomy and astronomy minisatellite mission led by Sweden, with Canada, France and Finland as partners. The project is carried out and funded jointly by the space agencies of Sweden (SNSA), Canada (CSA and NSERC), Finland (TEKES), and France (CNES). The Odin mission objectives are mainly astronomy and aeronomy applications, including atmospheric research: observation of stratospheric ozone chemistry, mesospheric ozone science, summer mesospheric science and coupling of atmospheric regions. Through the ESA TPM scheme, on the basis of an agreement with the University of Saskatchewan, data are available on external TPM FTP server as described by the University of Saskatchewan. Read more