CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - ECOSTRESS-on-ISS -
Full Name International Space Station/ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station (ECOSTRESS)
aka ISS/ECOSTRESS
Status Operational (extended)
Mission Agencies NASA, USGS Launch Date 29 Jun 2018
Mission Links mission site | data access portal EOL Date Sep 2026
EO Portal Info NORAD Catalog # 25544 (TLE)
International Designator 1998-067A
Orbit Type Inclined, non-sun-synchronous Orbit Period 93 minutes
Orbit Sense Ascending Orbit Inclination 51.6 deg
Orbit Altitude 417 km Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST Repeat Cycle
Objectives and Applications Uses a high-resolution thermal infrared radiometer to measure plant evapotranspiration, the loss of water from growing leaves and evaporation from the soil. These data will reveal how ecosystems change with climate and provide a critical link between the water cycle and effectiveness of plant growth, both natural and agricultural.
Mission Measurements
CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
LandSurface temperature (land) PHyTIR
Mission Instruments
PHyTIR - Prototype HyspIRI Thermal Infrared Radiometer (PHyTIR)
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