Objectives and Applications
Detecting ocean surface temperature, wind field, wave and topography.
Full Name
Ocean dynamics satellite B
Mission Status
Operational (extended)
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
25 Oct 2018
Mission Links
EOL Date
Dec 2025
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
Descending
Orbit Inclination
99.3 deg
Orbit Altitude
963 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
6:00
Repeat Cycle
14 days
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
ALT - Radar Altimeter |
| MWRI - Microwave Radiometer Imager |
| SCAT - Scatterometer |
| Category | Parameter | Instrument(s) |
| Atmosphere | Atmospheric Humidity Fields | MWRI |
| Ocean | Ocean topography/currents | ALT |
| Ocean surface winds | MWRI, SCAT |
| Surface temperature (ocean) | MWRI |
| Ocean wave height and spectrum | ALT |
| Snow & Ice | Sea ice cover, edge and thickness | MWRI |
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