PICARD Mission

Objectives and Applications

Simultaneous measurements of solar diameter, differential rotation, solar constant, and variability.

Mission Summary

Full Name
PICARD
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
15 Jun 2010
Mission Links
EOL Date
04 Apr 2014
EO Portal Info

Orbit Details

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
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator

Mission Instruments

PREMOS - PREcision Monitoring of Solar Variability
SODISM - SOlar Diameter Imager and Surface Mapper
SOVAP - SOlar Variability Picard radiometer

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
AtmosphereRadiation budget PREMOS, SODISM, SOVAP

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