Objectives and Applications
HAWC (High-altitude Aerosols, Water vapour and Clouds) is a planned Canadian mission for NASA's AOS, that will provide critical data to support extreme weather prediction, climate modelling, and monitoring of disasters, such as volcanic eruptions, wildfires and extreme precipitation. HAWC consists of three innovative Canadian instruments and a Canadian satellite that will be part of the international NASA-led Atmosphere Observing System (AOS). The data collected by HAWC and AOS will improve our ability to predict near-term weather events, long-term climatic conditions and air quality.
Full Name
High-altitude Aerosols, Water vapour and Clouds sa
aka AOS-HAWCSat
Mission Status
Planned
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
2031
Mission Links
EOL Date
2036
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
TBD
Orbit Inclination
97.2 deg
Orbit Altitude
450 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
13:30
Repeat Cycle
24 days
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
ALI - Aerosol Limb Imager |
| SHOW - Spatial Heterodyne Observations of Water |
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