CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- SAGE-III-on-ISS
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Full Name
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Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment (SAGE)-III/International Space Station (ISS)
aka SAGE-III/ISS
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Status
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Operational (extended)
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Mission Agencies
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NASA
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Launch Date
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19 Feb 2017
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Mission Links
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mission site | data access portal
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EOL Date
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Sep 2026
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EO Portal Info
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NORAD Catalog #
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25544 (TLE)
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International Designator
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1998-067A
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Orbit Type
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Inclined, non-sun-synchronous
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Orbit Period
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90 minutes
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Orbit Sense
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Orbit Inclination
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51 deg
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Orbit Altitude
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405 km
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Orbit Longitude
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Orbit LST
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Repeat Cycle
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Objectives and Applications
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1-year design life, 3-year Phase E goal. Refurbishment of the SAGE-III instrument and of a hexapod pointing platform, and accommodation studies. This mission flies on the ISS. Objective is to monitor the vertical distribution of aerosols, ozone, and other trace gases in the Earth’s stratosphere and troposphere to enhance our understanding of ozone recovery and climate change processes in the upper atmosphere. Extended mission to 2026 awarded in 2020.
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Mission Measurements
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Mission Instruments
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OpenSearch Datasets
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No IDN OpenSearch datasets found.
No FedEO OpenSearch datasets found.
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