HY-2D Mission

Objectives and Applications

Detecting ocean surface temperature, wind field, wave and topography.

Mission Summary

Full Name
Ocean dynamics satellite D
Mission Status
Operational (nominal)
Mission Agencies
NSOAS, CAST
Launch Date
19 May 2021
Mission Links
EOL Date
Dec 2026
EO Portal Info

Orbit Details

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

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

OpenSearch Datasets

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