CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- SPIRALE
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Full Name
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The French Spaceborne Early Warning Demonstrator
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Status
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Mission complete
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Mission Agencies
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DGA
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Launch Date
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12 Feb 2009
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Mission Links
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EOL Date
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31 Mar 2011
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EO Portal Info
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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 objective of the infrared imagery demonstration is to pave the way for a future operational space based EW (Early Warning) system by in orbit validation of its key requirements. SPIRALE will collect infrared Earth background images, which will allow to derive from simulations the technical characteristics of the future space based EW system (sensor, platform stability and processing chain).
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Mission Measurements
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Mission Instruments
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OpenSearch Datasets
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