CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - PICARD -
Full Name PICARD Status Mission complete
Mission Agencies CNES Launch Date 15 Jun 2010
Mission Links mission site EOL Date 04 Apr 2014
EO Portal Info NORAD Catalog # 36598 (TLE)
International Designator 2010-028A
Orbit Type TBD Orbit Period 99 minutes
Orbit Sense TBD Orbit Inclination 98 deg
Orbit Altitude 725 km Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST 6:00 Repeat Cycle
Objectives and Applications Simultaneous measurements of solar diameter, differential rotation, solar constant, and variability.
Mission Measurements
CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
AtmosphereRadiation budget PREMOS, SODISM, SOVAP
Mission Instruments
PREMOS - PREcision Monitoring of Solar Variability
SODISM - SOlar Diameter Imager and Surface Mapper
SOVAP - SOlar Variability Picard radiometer
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