Monitor-E Mission

Objectives and Applications

Agriculture and forestry, hydrology, environmental monitoring, hydrometeorology, ice and snow, land surface, meteorology.

Mission Summary

Full Name
Monitor-E
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
26 Aug 2005
Mission Links
EOL Date
21 Jan 2008
EO Portal Info

Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
95.2 minutes
Orbit Sense
TBD
Orbit Inclination
97.5 deg
Orbit Altitude
540 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
10:30
Repeat Cycle
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator

Mission Instruments

PSA - Panchromatic imaging system
RDSA - Multispectral Imager

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
LandAlbedo and reflectance PSA, RDSA
Landscape topography PSA, RDSA
Multi-purpose imagery (land) PSA, RDSA