Objectives and Applications
Validating space bourne multi-channel polarimetric radiometry for wind vector measurements.
Full Name
CORIOLIS
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
DoD (USA)
Launch Date
06 Jan 2003
Mission Links
EOL Date
31 Dec 2020
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
WindSat - WindSat |
| Category | Parameter | Instrument(s) |
| Atmosphere | Cloud particle properties and profile | WindSat |
| Radiation budget | WindSat |
| Ocean | Ocean surface winds | WindSat |
| Surface temperature (ocean) | WindSat |
| Snow & Ice | Snow cover, edge and depth | WindSat |
| Sea ice cover, edge and thickness | WindSat |