Objectives and Applications
Micro-satellite with the aim of characterisation of the clouds and aerosols microphysical and radiative properties, needed to understand and model the radiative impact of clouds and aerosols.
Full Name
Polarization and Anisotropy of Reflectances for Atmospheric Science coupled with Observations from a LIDAR
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
18 Dec 2004
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EOL Date
11 Oct 2013
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
98.8 minutes
Orbit Sense
TBD
Orbit Inclination
98.2 deg
Orbit Altitude
705 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
13:30
Repeat Cycle
16 days
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
POLDER-P - POLarization and Directionality of the Earth's Reflectances (PARASOL version) |
| Category | Parameter | Instrument(s) |
| Atmosphere | Aerosols | POLDER-P |
| Land | Albedo and reflectance | POLDER-P |
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