CORIOLIS Mission

Objectives and Applications

Validating space bourne multi-channel polarimetric radiometry for wind vector measurements.

Mission Summary

Full Name
CORIOLIS
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
DoD (USA)
Launch Date
06 Jan 2003
Mission Links
EOL Date
31 Dec 2020
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Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
101 minutes
Orbit Sense
Ascending
Orbit Inclination
98.7 deg
Orbit Altitude
840 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
18:00
Repeat Cycle
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator

Mission Instruments

WindSat - WindSat

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
AtmosphereCloud particle properties and profile WindSat
Radiation budget WindSat
OceanOcean surface winds WindSat
Surface temperature (ocean) WindSat
Snow & IceSnow cover, edge and depth WindSat
Sea ice cover, edge and thickness WindSat