Objectives and Applications
The long-term meteorological programme of the US Department of Defense (DoD) - with the objective to collect and disseminate worldwide atmospheric, oceanographic, solar-geophysical, and cloud cover data on a daily basis. (Primary operational satellite).
Full Name
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F-9
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
01 Feb 1988
Mission Links
EOL Date
01 Feb 1991
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
101 minutes
Orbit Sense
TBD
Orbit Inclination
98.7 deg
Orbit Altitude
830 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
9:30
Repeat Cycle
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International Designator
OLS - Operational Linescan System |
SSM/T-1 - Special Sensor Microwave Temperature Sounder |
| Category | Parameter | Instrument(s) |
| Atmosphere | Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature | OLS |
| Cloud particle properties and profile | SSM/T-1 |
| Atmospheric Temperature Fields | OLS, SSM/T-1 |
| Snow & Ice | Snow cover, edge and depth | OLS |
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