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CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- SumbandilaSat
-
Full Name
Sumbandila Satellite
Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
SANSA
, Uni of Stellenbosh
Launch Date
18 Sep 2009
Mission Links
mission site
EOL Date
24 Jan 2012
EO Portal Info
NORAD Catalog #
35870
(
TLE
)
International Designator
2009-049F
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
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 Measurements
Category
Parameter
Instrument(s)
Atmosphere
Aerosols
MSI (SumbandilaSat)
Atmospheric Temperature Fields
MSI (SumbandilaSat)
Land
Albedo and reflectance
MSI (SumbandilaSat)
Vegetation
MSI (SumbandilaSat)
Multi-purpose imagery (land)
MSI (SumbandilaSat)
Ocean
Multi-purpose imagery (ocean)
MSI (SumbandilaSat)
Snow & Ice
Sea ice cover, edge and thickness
MSI (SumbandilaSat)
Mission Instruments
MSI (SumbandilaSat) - Multi-Spectral Imager (SumbandilaSat)
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