Sentinel CRISTAL-B Mission

Objectives and Applications

CRISTAL will monitor critical climate signals: ice sheet, ice cap melting and sea level, as well as to monitor variability of Arctic and Southern Ocean sea-ice and its snow loading to support Copernicus operational products and services concerning the polar regions.

Mission Summary

Full Name
Copernicus polaR Ice and Snow Topography ALtimeter - B
aka CRISTAL-B
Mission Status
Approved
Mission Agencies
ESA, COM
Launch Date
Nov 2033
Mission Links
EOL Date
May 2041
EO Portal Info

Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Inclined, non-sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
99 minutes
Orbit Sense
Orbit Inclination
92 deg
Orbit Altitude
690 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
Repeat Cycle
367 days
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator

Mission Instruments

AMR-C - Advanced Microwave Radiometer for Climate
AMR-CR - Advanced Microwave Radiometer for Climate
IRIS - Interferometric Radar Altimeter for Ice and Snow

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
AtmosphereAtmospheric Humidity Fields AMR-C, AMR-CR, IRIS
LandMulti-purpose imagery (land) IRIS
OceanOcean topography/currents AMR-C, AMR-CR, IRIS
Ocean surface winds IRIS
Ocean wave height and spectrum IRIS
Snow & IceIce sheet topography IRIS
Sea ice cover, edge and thickness IRIS

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