CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - SSI/ES-3 -
Full Name Special Sensor Ionospheric Plasma Drift/Scintillation Meter Status Operational
Instrument Agencies NOAA, DoD (USA) Maturity High Heritage - Operational
Instrument Type Space environment Geometry
Instrument Technology Space environment monitor Sampling Other
Data Access Open Access Data Format Binary, NetCDF
Measurements and Applications Measurement of the ambient electron density and temperatures, the ambient ion density, and ion temperature and molecular weight.
Resolution Summary
Swath Summary
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary
 
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
CategoryParameter
Gravity, Magnetic and Geodynamic measurementsIon Density, Drift Velocity, and Temperature
Instrument Missions
DMSP F-16 - Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F-16 (2003 - 2024)
DMSP F-17 - Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F-17 (2006 - 2025)
DMSP F-18 - Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F-18 (2009 - 2025)
DMSP F-19 - Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F-19 (2014 - 2016)
DMSP F-20 - Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F-20 (2020 - 2025)