OKEAN-O Mission

Objectives and Applications

Oceanography, agriculture and forestry, hydrology, environmental monitoring, crop and soil monitoring, forest and tundra fires, pollution monitoring.

Mission Summary

Full Name
OKEAN-O
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
ROSHYDROMET, ROSHYDROMET
Launch Date
17 Jul 1999
Mission Links
mission site
EOL Date
31 Jan 2002
EO Portal Info

Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
98 minutes
Orbit Sense
Descending
Orbit Inclination
98 deg
Orbit Altitude
670 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
Repeat Cycle
NORAD Catalog #
25860 (TLE)
International Designator
1999-039A

Mission Instruments

DELTA-2D - Multispectral microwave scanning radiometer
KONDOR-2 - Data collection and transmission system
MSU-M - Multi-Spectral Low Resolution Scanning System
MSU-SK - Multispectral medium resolution conical scanner
MSU-V - Multispectral high resolution conical scanner
R-225 - Single channel microwave radiometer
R-600 - Single channel microwave radiometer
RLSBO - Side looking microwave radar

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
AtmosphereAtmospheric Humidity Fields DELTA-2D
Liquid water and precipitation rate DELTA-2D
Radiation budget MSU-M
LandAlbedo and reflectance MSU-M, MSU-SK, MSU-V
Soil moisture DELTA-2D
Multi-purpose imagery (land) MSU-M, MSU-SK, MSU-V
OceanOcean topography/currents RLSBO
Ocean surface winds RLSBO
Surface temperature (ocean) DELTA-2D
Ocean wave height and spectrum RLSBO
Multi-purpose imagery (ocean) MSU-M, RLSBO
Snow & IceIce sheet topography RLSBO
Sea ice cover, edge and thickness MSU-M, RLSBO
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