WNISAT-1 Mission

Objectives and Applications

The objective of the WNISAT-1 mission is to provide monitoring data to shipping line customers who are interested in the Arctic Sea ice state and the eventual use of the Arctic shipping routes which represent considerable savings over the established shipping routes.

Mission Summary

Full Name
Weathernews Inc. Satellite-1
Mission Status
Operational (extended)
Mission Agencies
Weathernews Inc.
Launch Date
21 Nov 2013
Mission Links
EOL Date
Dec 2025
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Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
Descending
Orbit Inclination
97.8 deg
Orbit Altitude
600 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
10:30
Repeat Cycle
8 days
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