CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- ORS-6
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Full Name
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Operationally Responsive Space-6
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Status
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Cancelled
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Mission Agencies
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ORSO
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Launch Date
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31 Jul 2018
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Mission Links
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EOL Date
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31 Jul 2020
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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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ORS-6 was a planned technology demonstration and future mission enabler for ocean vector wind measurements. The planned objectives of the ORS-6 technical demonstration of COWVR (Compact Ocean Wind Vector Radiometer) were risk reduction for the SMC/RS (Space and Missiles Center Remote Sensing) WSF (Weather System follow-on) program, a technical demonstration of MSV (Modular Space Vehicle), and a demonstration of the ORS Rapid Responsive Space works capability. The missionw as cancelld due to unspecified technical issues with the spacecraft’s bus.
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Mission Measurements
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Mission Instruments
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OpenSearch Datasets
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