CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
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Full Name
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Spatial Heterodyne Imager for Mesospheric Radicals
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Status
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Mission complete
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Mission Agencies
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NRL
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Launch Date
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07 Oct 2002
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Mission Links
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EOL Date
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18 Oct 2002
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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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Orbit Period
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Orbit Sense
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Orbit Inclination
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Orbit Altitude
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Orbit Longitude
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Orbit LST
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Repeat Cycle
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Objectives and Applications
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The primary science objective is to assess the performance and to acquire global profiles of hydroxyl (OH) in the upper stratosphere and mesosphere by measuring its resonance fluorescence in the UV range.
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Mission Measurements
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Mission Instruments
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