CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- WildFireSat
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Full Name
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WildFireSat
aka WFS
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Status
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Planned
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Mission Agencies
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CSA , ECCC , NRCAN
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Launch Date
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2028
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Mission Links
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mission site | data access portal
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EOL Date
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2032
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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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98 minutes
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Orbit Sense
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TBD
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Orbit Inclination
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98 deg
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Orbit Altitude
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650 km
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Orbit Longitude
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Orbit LST
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18:00
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Repeat Cycle
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24 days
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Objectives and Applications
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A system consisting of several satellites, carrying an a suite of cameras providing co-registered MWIR, LWIR, and VNIR radiometric imagery. The satellite(s) will monitor wildfires daily, in late afternoon, to support 1) wildfire management and research, 2) smoke and air quality forecasting and 3) wildfire carbon emission reporting. The mission will be designed for an operational lifetime of 5 years, but with sufficient consumables for 7 years.
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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.
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