CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- FLEX
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Full Name
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FLuorescence EXplorer
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Status
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Approved
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Mission Agencies
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ESA
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Launch Date
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Mar 2026
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Mission Links
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mission site
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EOL Date
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Sep 2029
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EO Portal Info
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NORAD Catalog #
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International Designator
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Orbit Type
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Sun-synchronous
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Orbit Period
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101 minutes
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Orbit Sense
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Ascending
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Orbit Inclination
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98.64 deg
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Orbit Altitude
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814 km
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Orbit Longitude
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Orbit LST
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10:00
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Repeat Cycle
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27 days
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Objectives and Applications
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FLEX will provide global maps of vegetation fluorescence that can reflect photosynthetic activity and plant health and stress. This is not only important for a better understanding of actual photosynthetic efficiency, the status of vegetation health and plant performance and of the global carbon cycle, but also for agricultural management and food security.
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Mission Measurements
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Mission Instruments
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OpenSearch Datasets
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No IDN OpenSearch datasets found.
No FedEO OpenSearch datasets found.
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