S3NGT-B Mission

Objectives and Applications

The S3NGT mission aims at providing continuity of the Copernicus Sentinel-3 radar altimetry, while increasing the quantity and quality of products and service. The mission will incorporate both a nadir and a wide swath altimeters to provide enhanced continuity of initial first generation observations.

Mission Summary

Full Name
Sentinel-3 Next Generation Topography B
Mission Status
Planned
Mission Agencies
ESA, COM, EUMETSAT
Launch Date
2035
Mission Links
EOL Date
2043
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Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
100.99 minutes
Orbit Sense
Orbit Inclination
98.65 deg
Orbit Altitude
814 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
18:00
Repeat Cycle
27 days
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator

Mission Instruments

AMR-CR - Advanced Microwave Radiometer for Climate
Poseidon-5 Altimeter - Poseidon-5 SAR Radar Altimeter
SAOOH - Swath Altimeter for Oceanography and Operational Hydrology

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
AtmosphereAtmospheric Humidity Fields AMR-CR
Gravity and Magnetic FieldsGravity, Magnetic and Geodynamic measurements Poseidon-5 Altimeter
LandLandscape topography Poseidon-5 Altimeter
OceanOcean topography/currents AMR-CR, Poseidon-5 Altimeter, SAOOH
Ocean surface winds Poseidon-5 Altimeter, SAOOH
Ocean wave height and spectrum Poseidon-5 Altimeter, SAOOH

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