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CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- SARAL
-
Full Name
Satellite with ARgos and ALtiKa
Status
Operational (extended)
Mission Agencies
CNES
,
ISRO
Launch Date
25 Feb 2013
Mission Links
mission site
EOL Date
Dec 2023
EO Portal Info
NORAD Catalog #
39086
(
TLE
)
International Designator
2013-009A
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
100.59 minutes
Orbit Sense
Descending
Orbit Inclination
98.55 deg
Orbit Altitude
799 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
18:00
Repeat Cycle
35 days
Objectives and Applications
This will provide precise, repetitive global measurements of sea surface height, significant wave heights and wind speed.
Mission Measurements
Category
Parameter
Instrument(s)
Atmosphere
Atmospheric Humidity Fields
AltiKa
Ocean
Ocean topography/currents
AltiKa
Ocean surface winds
AltiKa
Ocean wave height and spectrum
AltiKa
Mission Instruments
A-DCS3 - A-DCS3
AltiKa - Ka-band Altimeter
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