CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- GPM Constellation
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Full Name
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Global Precipitation Measurement Mission Constellation spacecraft
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Status
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Cancelled
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Mission Agencies
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NASA , JAXA
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Launch Date
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01 Nov 2014
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Mission Links
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mission site | data access portal
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EOL Date
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01 Nov 2019
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EO Portal Info
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NORAD Catalog #
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International Designator
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Orbit Type
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Inclined, non-sun-synchronous
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Orbit Period
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Orbit Sense
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TBD
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Orbit Inclination
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40 deg
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Orbit Altitude
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635 km
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Orbit Longitude
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Orbit LST
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Repeat Cycle
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Objectives and Applications
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3-year nominal mission life, 5-year goal. Study of global precipitation, evaporation, and cycling of water are changing. The mission comprises a primary spacecraft with active and passive microwave instruments, and a number of ‘constellation spacecraft with passive microwave instruments.
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Mission Measurements
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Mission Instruments
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OpenSearch Datasets
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No IDN OpenSearch datasets found.
No FedEO OpenSearch datasets found.
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