Objectives and Applications
Ocean biology, physical oceanography.
Full Name
OCEANSAT-1
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
26 May 1999
Mission Links
EOL Date
31 Dec 2010
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
99.31 minutes
Orbit Sense
Descending
Orbit Inclination
98.28 deg
Orbit Altitude
720 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
12:15
Repeat Cycle
2 days
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
MSMR - Multifrequency Scanning Microwave Radiometer |
| OCM (Oceansat-2) - Ocean Colour Monitor (Oceansat-2) |
| WiFS - Wide Field Sensor |
| Category | Parameter | Instrument(s) |
| Atmosphere | Aerosols | OCM (Oceansat-2) |
| Atmospheric Winds | MSMR |
| Liquid water and precipitation rate | MSMR |
| Land | Albedo and reflectance | WiFS |
| Landscape topography | WiFS |
| Vegetation | WiFS |
| Multi-purpose imagery (land) | WiFS |
| Ocean | Ocean colour/biology | OCM (Oceansat-2) |
| Ocean topography/currents | MSMR |
| Ocean surface winds | MSMR |
| Surface temperature (ocean) | MSMR |
| Multi-purpose imagery (ocean) | MSMR |
| Snow & Ice | Snow cover, edge and depth | WiFS |
| Sea ice cover, edge and thickness | MSMR |