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CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- SAC-D/Aquarius
-
Full Name
SAC-D/Aquarius
Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
CONAE
,
NASA
Launch Date
10 Jun 2011
Mission Links
mission site
|
data access portal
EOL Date
08 Jun 2015
EO Portal Info
NORAD Catalog #
37673
(
TLE
)
International Designator
2011-024A
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
98 minutes
Orbit Sense
Ascending
Orbit Inclination
98 deg
Orbit Altitude
657 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
18:00
Repeat Cycle
7 days
Objectives and Applications
Earth observation studies; measurement of ocean surface salinity; atmospheric and environmental parameters.
Mission Measurements
Category
Parameter
Instrument(s)
Atmosphere
Atmospheric Humidity Fields
MWR
,
ROSA
Liquid water and precipitation rate
MWR
Atmospheric Temperature Fields
ROSA
Lightning Detection
HSC (SAC-D/Aquarius)
Gravity and Magnetic Fields
Gravity, Magnetic and Geodynamic measurements
Lagrange
Land
Surface temperature (land)
NIRST
Multi-purpose imagery (land)
NIRST
Ocean
Ocean surface winds
Aquarius L-Band Scatterometer
,
MWR
Surface temperature (ocean)
NIRST
Ocean Salinity
Aquarius L-Band radiometer
Snow & Ice
Sea ice cover, edge and thickness
HSC (SAC-D/Aquarius)
,
MWR
Mission Instruments
Aquarius L-Band radiometer - Aquarius L-Band Radiometer
Aquarius L-Band Scatterometer - Aquarius L-Band Scatterometer
CARMEN-1 (ICARE) - Influence of Space Radiation on Advanced Components
CARMEN-1 (SODAD) - Orbital System for an Active Detection of Debris
DCS (SAC-D) - Data Collection System
HSC (SAC-D/Aquarius) - High Sensitivity Camera
Lagrange - LABEN GNSS Receiver for Advanced Navigation, Geodesy and Experiments
MWR - MicroWave Radiometer
NIRST - New Infrared Sensor Technology
ROSA - Radio Occultation Sounder for the Atmosphere
TDP - Technological Development Package
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