MAPSAR Mission

Objectives and Applications

Multi-purpose SAR.

Mission Summary

Full Name
Multi-purpose SAR
Mission Status
Cancelled
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
03 Dec 2015
Mission Links
EOL Date
03 Dec 2019
EO Portal Info

Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
Descending
Orbit Inclination
98 deg
Orbit Altitude
620 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
Repeat Cycle
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator

Mission Instruments

DCS - Data Collecting System
SAR (MAPSAR) - Synthetic Aperture Radar (MAPSAR)

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
AtmosphereAtmospheric Humidity Fields DCS
LandAlbedo and reflectance SAR (MAPSAR)
Landscape topography SAR (MAPSAR)
Vegetation SAR (MAPSAR)
Multi-purpose imagery (land) SAR (MAPSAR)
OceanOcean topography/currents SAR (MAPSAR)
Multi-purpose imagery (ocean) SAR (MAPSAR)
Snow & IceSnow cover, edge and depth SAR (MAPSAR)
Sea ice cover, edge and thickness SAR (MAPSAR)

OpenSearch Datasets

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