PARASOL Mission

IdentifierparasolNamesPolarization and Anisotropy of Reflectances for Atmospheric Science coupled with Observations from a LIDARPARASOL About identifiers

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.

Mission Summary

Full Name
Polarization and Anisotropy of Reflectances for Atmospheric Science coupled with Observations from a LIDAR
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
CNES
Launch Date
18 Dec 2004
Mission Links
mission site
EOL Date
11 Oct 2013
EO Portal Info

Orbit Details

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 #
28498
International Designator
2004-049G

Mission Instruments

POLDER-P - POLarization and Directionality of the Earth's Reflectances (PARASOL version) parasol_polder-p

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
AtmosphereAerosols POLDER-P
LandAlbedo and reflectance POLDER-P
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