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CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - MAPSAR -
Full Name Multi-purpose SAR Status Cancelled
Mission Agencies INPE Launch Date 03 Dec 2015
Mission Links EOL Date 03 Dec 2019
EO Portal Info NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
Orbit Type Sun-synchronous Orbit Period
Orbit Sense Descending Orbit Inclination 98 deg
Orbit Altitude 620 km Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST Repeat Cycle
Objectives and Applications Multi-purpose SAR.
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)
Mission Instruments
DCS - Data Collecting System
SAR (MAPSAR) - Synthetic Aperture Radar (MAPSAR)
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