Varuna Mission

Objectives and Applications

Persistent maritime surveillance using co-located X-band SAR and AIS for all-weather, day/night vessel detection, identification, tracking and SAR-AIS data fusion.

Mission Summary

Full Name
Varuna Constellation
aka Varuna 2.0
Mission Status
Approved
Mission Agencies
PierSight
Launch Date
Jun 2027
Mission Links
mission site
EOL Date
Jun 2032
EO Portal Info

Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
Orbit Inclination
97.4 deg
Orbit Altitude
510 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
Repeat Cycle
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator

Mission Instruments

Varuna AIS - Varuna AIS
Varuna SAR - Varuna SAR

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
AtmosphereAtmospheric Winds Varuna SAR
OceanMulti-purpose imagery (ocean) Varuna AIS, Varuna SAR
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