SAC-D/Aquarius Satellite Mission Summary

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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