AOS-Storm Mission

Objectives and Applications

2-year nominal mission life, 3-year goal. Study of aerosol and thin ice cloud profiles, diurnal variability, ice water path and, in tandem with AOS-PMM.

Mission Summary

Full Name
Atmosphere Observing System - Storm
aka AOS-Inclined
Mission Status
N/A
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
TBD
Mission Links
EOL Date
TBD
EO Portal Info

Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Inclined, non-sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
TBD
Orbit Inclination
55 deg
Orbit Altitude
430 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
Repeat Cycle
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator

Mission Instruments

ALICAT - Atmospheric Lidar for Clouds and Aerosol Transport 
SAPHIR-NG - Sondeur Atmospherique du Profil d’Humidite Intertropicale par Radiometrie_New Generation

Mission Measurements

OpenSearch Datasets

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