Objectives and Applications
Phase-2 DS Mission, launch order unknown, 3-year nominal mission. Aerosol and cloud profiles for climate and water cycle; ocean colour for open ocean biogeochemistry.
Full Name
Aerosol Clouds and Ecosystem Mission
Mission Status
Cancelled
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
03 Jan 2022
Mission Links
EOL Date
03 Apr 2023
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
Ascending
Orbit Inclination
98.2 deg
Orbit Altitude
650 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
13:00
Repeat Cycle
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
Cloud Radar - Cloud radar (ACE) |
| Lidar - Lidar |
| Multi-band UV/VIS Spectrometer (ACE) - Multi-band UV/VIS Spectrometer (ACE) |
| Next Gen APS (ACE) - Next Gen APS (ACE) |
OCI - Ocean Color Instrument |