Objectives and Applications
Airglow of Earth's atmosphere (ionosphere), mapping total electron content in ionosphere.
Full Name
Youthsat
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
20 Apr 2011
Mission Links
EOL Date
19 Apr 2013
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
101.35 minutes
Orbit Sense
Descending
Orbit Inclination
98.731 deg
Orbit Altitude
817 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
Repeat Cycle
24 days
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
LiV HYSI - Limb Viewing Hyperspectral Imager VNIR |
RaBIT - Radio Beacon for Ionospheric Tomography |
Category | Parameter | Instrument(s) |
Gravity and Magnetic Fields | Gravity, Magnetic and Geodynamic measurements | LiV HYSI, RaBIT |
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