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CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- GCOM-W
-
Full Name
Global Change Observation Mission-Water
aka Shizuku
Status
Operational (extended)
Mission Agencies
JAXA
Launch Date
18 May 2012
Mission Links
mission site
|
data access portal
EOL Date
Dec 2023
EO Portal Info
NORAD Catalog #
38337
(
TLE
)
International Designator
2012-025A
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
98 minutes
Orbit Sense
Ascending
Orbit Inclination
98.2 deg
Orbit Altitude
700 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
13:30
Repeat Cycle
16 days
Objectives and Applications
Understanding of the water cycle mechanism.
Mission Measurements
Category
Parameter
Instrument(s)
Atmosphere
Atmospheric Humidity Fields
AMSR2
Cloud particle properties and profile
AMSR2
Liquid water and precipitation rate
AMSR2
Land
Soil moisture
AMSR2
Ocean
Ocean surface winds
AMSR2
Surface temperature (ocean)
AMSR2
Snow & Ice
Snow cover, edge and depth
AMSR2
Sea ice cover, edge and thickness
AMSR2
Mission Instruments
AMSR2 - Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 2
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