NMP EO-1 Mission

Objectives and Applications

1.5-year nominal mission life, currently in extended operations. Land surface, earth resources. NMP EO-1 completion of science is planned for 30 September 2016 with passivation planned for 20 March 2017.
Full Name
New Millenium Program Earth Observing-1
aka EO-1
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
21 Nov 2000
Mission Links
EOL Date
30 Mar 2017
EO Portal Info
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
99 minutes
Orbit Sense
Descending
Orbit Inclination
98.2 deg
Orbit Altitude
690 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
10:00
Repeat Cycle
16 days
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator

Mission Instruments

ALI - Advanced Land Imager
Hyperion - Hyperspectral Imager
LEISA AC - LEISA Atmospheric Corrector

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
AtmosphereAerosols Hyperion
Atmospheric Winds Hyperion
Radiation budget ALI, Hyperion
LandAlbedo and reflectance ALI, Hyperion
Vegetation ALI, Hyperion
Surface temperature (land) ALI, Hyperion
Multi-purpose imagery (land) ALI, Hyperion
OceanSurface temperature (ocean) ALI, Hyperion
Snow & IceSnow cover, edge and depth ALI, Hyperion
Sea ice cover, edge and thickness ALI, Hyperion

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