Objectives and Applications
CHIME will provide routine hyperspectral measurements in support of EU-and related policies for the management of natural resources & assets
Full Name
Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment
aka CHIME-B
Mission Status
Approved
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
Dec 2031
Mission Links
EOL Date
Jun 2039
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
97.5 minutes
Orbit Sense
Descending
Orbit Inclination
97.9 deg
Orbit Altitude
632 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
10:45 (at DN)
Repeat Cycle
25 days
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
HSI - HyperSpectral Instrument |
| Category | Parameter | Instrument(s) |
| Atmosphere | Cloud particle properties and profile | HSI |
| Land | Albedo and reflectance | HSI |
| Soil moisture | HSI |
| Vegetation | HSI |
| Ocean | Ocean colour/biology | HSI |
| Snow & Ice | Snow cover, edge and depth | HSI |
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