HY-2C Mission

Objectives and Applications

Detecting ocean surface temperature, wind field, wave and topography.
Full Name
Ocean dynamics satellite C
Mission Status
Operational (nominal)
Mission Agencies
NSOAS, CAST
Launch Date
21 Sep 2020
Mission Links
EOL Date
Dec 2025
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Orbit Type
Inclined, non-sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
N/A
Orbit Inclination
66 deg
Orbit Altitude
957 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
Repeat Cycle
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator

Mission Instruments

ALT - Radar Altimeter
DGXX-S - Doppler Orbitography and Radio-positioning Integrated by Satellite-New Generation XX-S
SCAT - Scatterometer

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
OceanOcean topography/currents ALT
Ocean surface winds SCAT
Ocean wave height and spectrum ALT

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