EarthCARE Mission

Objectives and Applications

Earthcare will advance our understanding of the role that clouds and aerosols play in reflecting incident solar radiation back into space and trapping infrared radiation emitted from Earth's surface. The 2 active and 2 passive instruments of EarthCARE make unique data product synergies possible.

Mission Summary

Full Name
EarthCARE
Mission Status
Commissioning
Mission Agencies
ESA, JAXA
Launch Date
28 May 2024
Mission Links
mission site
EOL Date
May 2027
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Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
92.5 minutes
Orbit Sense
Descending
Orbit Inclination
97 deg
Orbit Altitude
393 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
14:00
Repeat Cycle
25 days
NORAD Catalog #
59908 (TLE)
International Designator
2024-101A

Mission Instruments

ATLID - ATmospheric LIDar
BBR (EarthCARE) - BroadBand Radiometer (EarthCARE)
CPR (EarthCARE) - Cloud Profiling Radar (EarthCARE)
MSI (EarthCARE) - Multi-Spectral Imager (EarthCARE)

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
AtmosphereAerosols ATLID, MSI (EarthCARE)
Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature ATLID, CPR (EarthCARE), MSI (EarthCARE)
Cloud particle properties and profile ATLID, CPR (EarthCARE), MSI (EarthCARE)
Liquid water and precipitation rate CPR (EarthCARE)
Radiation budget BBR (EarthCARE)
Atmospheric Temperature Fields ATLID, CPR (EarthCARE)
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