CHAMP Mission

Objectives and Applications

Gravity field, precise geoid, magnetic field, atmospheric physics.

Mission Summary

Full Name
Challenging Mini-Satellite Payload for Geophysical Research and Application
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
DLR
Launch Date
15 Jul 2000
Mission Links
EOL Date
19 Sep 2010
EO Portal Info

Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Inclined, non-sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
N/A
Orbit Inclination
87 deg
Orbit Altitude
315 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
Repeat Cycle
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator

Mission Instruments

CHAMP GPS Sounder - GPS TurboRogue Space Receiver (TRSR)
CHAMP Gravity Package (Accelerometer+GPS) - STAR Accelerometer
CHAMP Magnetometry Package (1 Scalar + 2 Vector Magnetometer) - Overhauser Magnetometer and Fluxgate Magnetometer

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
AtmosphereAtmospheric Humidity Fields CHAMP GPS Sounder
Atmospheric Temperature Fields CHAMP GPS Sounder
Gravity and Magnetic FieldsGravity, Magnetic and Geodynamic measurements CHAMP Gravity Package (Accelerometer+GPS), CHAMP Magnetometry Package (1 Scalar + 2 Vector Magnetometer)