PCW-1 Mission

Objectives and Applications

Continuous meteorological observation and communications service to the Arctic.

Mission Summary

Full Name
Polar Communications and Weather-1
Mission Status
Cancelled
Mission Agencies
CSA, DND, ECCC
Launch Date
01 Aug 2021
Mission Links
EOL Date
01 Aug 2036
EO Portal Info

Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Highly elliptical
Orbit Period
718 minutes
Orbit Sense
N/A
Orbit Inclination
63.4 deg
Orbit Altitude
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
N/A
Repeat Cycle
1 days
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator

Mission Instruments

PCW PHEOS - Atmospheric - Polar Highly Elliptical Orbit Science Weather, Climate & Air Quality Mission
PCW PHEOS - Solar-Terrestrial - Polar Highly Elliptical Orbit Science, Solar-Terrestrial Mission
PCWMP - PCW Meteorological Payload (1 on each PCW S/C)

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
AtmosphereAerosols PCWMP
Atmospheric Humidity Fields PCW PHEOS - Atmospheric
Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature PCW PHEOS - Atmospheric, PCWMP
Liquid water and precipitation rate PCWMP
Ozone PCW PHEOS - Atmospheric
Trace gases (excluding ozone) PCW PHEOS - Atmospheric
Atmospheric Temperature Fields PCW PHEOS - Atmospheric
Gravity and Magnetic FieldsGravity, Magnetic and Geodynamic measurements PCW PHEOS - Solar-Terrestrial
LandVegetation PCWMP
OceanSurface temperature (ocean) PCWMP
Snow & IceSnow cover, edge and depth PCWMP
Sea ice cover, edge and thickness PCWMP

OpenSearch Datasets

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