Objectives and Applications
Physical Oceanography, Hydrometeorology, Land Observation.
Full Name
Sich-1M
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
24 Dec 2004
Mission Links
EOL Date
15 Apr 2006
Orbit Type
Inclined, non-sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
98 minutes
Orbit Sense
TBD
Orbit Inclination
82.5 deg
Orbit Altitude
650 km
Orbit Longitude
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
MSU-E - Multispectral high resolution electronic scanner |
| MSU-EU - Multi-Spectral Radiometer with High Resolution |
| MSU-M - Multi-Spectral Low Resolution Scanning System |
| MTVZA-OK - Scanning microwave radiometer |
| RLSBO - Side looking microwave radar |
| RM-08 - Scanning Microwave Radiometer |
| Variant - variant |
| Category | Parameter | Instrument(s) |
| Atmosphere | Atmospheric Humidity Fields | RM-08 |
| Cloud particle properties and profile | RM-08 |
| Liquid water and precipitation rate | RM-08 |
| Radiation budget | MSU-M |
| Land | Albedo and reflectance | MSU-E, MSU-EU, MSU-M |
| Vegetation | MSU-EU |
| Multi-purpose imagery (land) | MSU-E, MSU-EU, MSU-M |
| Ocean | Ocean topography/currents | RLSBO |
| Ocean surface winds | RLSBO, RM-08 |
| Ocean wave height and spectrum | RLSBO |
| Multi-purpose imagery (ocean) | MSU-M, RLSBO |
| Snow & Ice | Ice sheet topography | RLSBO |
| Snow cover, edge and depth | RM-08 |
| Sea ice cover, edge and thickness | MSU-M, RLSBO, RM-08 |
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