Objectives and Applications
This will provide precise, repetitive global measurements of sea surface height, significant wave heights and wind speed.
Full Name
Satellite with ARgos and ALtiKa
Mission Status
Operational (extended)
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
25 Feb 2013
Mission Links
EOL Date
Dec 2025
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
100.59 minutes
Orbit Sense
Descending
Orbit Inclination
98.55 deg
Orbit Altitude
799 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
18:00
Repeat Cycle
35 days
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
A-DCS3 - Argos Advanced Data Collection System3 |
| AltiKa - Ka-band Altimeter |
| DGXX - Doppler Orbitography and Radio-positioning Integrated by Satellite-New Generation XX |
| Category | Parameter | Instrument(s) |
| Atmosphere | Atmospheric Humidity Fields | AltiKa |
| Ocean | Ocean topography/currents | AltiKa |
| Ocean surface winds | AltiKa |
| Ocean wave height and spectrum | AltiKa |