CSG-2 Satellite Mission Summary

CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - CSG-2 -

Full Name

COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation - 2

Status

Operational (nominal)

Mission Agencies

ASI , MoD (Italy)

Launch Date

31 Jan 2022

Mission Links

mission site | data access portal

EOL Date

Dec 2028

EO Portal Info

NORAD Catalog #

51444 (TLE)

International Designator

2022-008A

Orbit Type

Sun-synchronous

Orbit Period

97.1 minutes

Orbit Sense

Ascending

Orbit Inclination

97.8 deg

Orbit Altitude

620 km

Orbit Longitude

Orbit LST

6:00

Repeat Cycle

16 days

Objectives and Applications

Environmental monitoring, surveillance and risk management applications, environmental resources management, maritime management, earth topographic mapping, law enforcement, informative / science applications.

Mission Measurements

Category	Parameter	Instrument(s)
Atmosphere	Atmospheric Winds	CSG SAR
Land	Landscape topography	CSG SAR
	Soil moisture	CSG SAR
	Vegetation	CSG SAR
	Multi-purpose imagery (land)	CSG SAR
Snow & Ice	Snow cover, edge and depth	CSG SAR
	Sea ice cover, edge and thickness	CSG SAR

Mission Instruments

CSG SAR - COSMO-SkyMed di Seconda Generazione SAR

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