SumbandilaSat Mission

Objectives and Applications

Primary payload (imager) will be used to support decision making in natural resource management, disaster management, agriculture, urban planning and other applications.

Mission Summary

Full Name
Sumbandila Satellite
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
SANSA, Uni of Stellenbosh
Launch Date
17 Sep 2009
Mission Links
mission site
EOL Date
31 Jul 2011
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Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
94.6846 minutes
Orbit Sense
Orbit Inclination
97.2792 deg
Orbit Altitude
500 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
12:00
Repeat Cycle
NORAD Catalog #
35870 (TLE)
International Designator
2009-049F

Mission Instruments

MSI (SumbandilaSat) - Multi-Spectral Imager (SumbandilaSat)

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
AtmosphereAerosols MSI (SumbandilaSat)
Atmospheric Temperature Fields MSI (SumbandilaSat)
LandAlbedo and reflectance MSI (SumbandilaSat)
Vegetation MSI (SumbandilaSat)
Multi-purpose imagery (land) MSI (SumbandilaSat)
OceanMulti-purpose imagery (ocean) MSI (SumbandilaSat)
Snow & IceSea ice cover, edge and thickness MSI (SumbandilaSat)

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