Objectives and Applications
Land observation.
Full Name
Sich-2
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
17 Aug 2011
Mission Links
EOL Date
12 Dec 2012
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
98 minutes
Orbit Sense
Descending
Orbit Inclination
98 deg
Orbit Altitude
668 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
10:50
Repeat Cycle
5 days
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
MBEI - Multi-Band Earth Imager |
| MIRS - Middle IR Scanner |
| Category | Parameter | Instrument(s) |
| Land | Albedo and reflectance | MBEI, MIRS |
| Vegetation | MBEI, MIRS |
| Surface temperature (land) | MBEI, MIRS |
| Multi-purpose imagery (land) | MBEI, MIRS |
| Ocean | Multi-purpose imagery (ocean) | MBEI |
| Snow & Ice | Snow cover, edge and depth | MBEI |
| Sea ice cover, edge and thickness | MBEI |
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