CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- Taranis
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Full Name
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Taranis
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Status
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Mission complete
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Mission Agencies
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CNES
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Launch Date
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17 Nov 2020
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Mission Links
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mission site
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EOL Date
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17 Nov 2020
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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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Orbit Sense
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Orbit Inclination
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Orbit Altitude
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700 km
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Orbit Longitude
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Orbit LST
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22:30
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Repeat Cycle
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Objectives and Applications
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The objective is to measure lightning and Transient Luminous Events (TLEs), which occur above storm systems at between 20 and 100 km of altitude. Destroyed in Vega launcher failure.
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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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