CFOSAT Mission

Objectives and Applications

The primary objective of CFOSAT is to monitor at the global scale the wind and waves at the ocean surface.

Mission Summary

Full Name
Chinese-French Oceanic SATellite
Mission Status
Operational (nominal)
Mission Agencies
CNES, CNES, CNSA, CNSA
Launch Date
29 Oct 2018
Mission Links
EOL Date
Oct 2026
EO Portal Info

Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
94.7 minutes
Orbit Sense
Descending
Orbit Inclination
97.5 deg
Orbit Altitude
519 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
7am
Repeat Cycle
NORAD Catalog #s
International Designators

Mission Instruments

SCAT - Wind SCATerometer
SWIM - Surface Waves Investigation and Monitoring

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
OceanOcean surface winds SCAT
Ocean wave height and spectrum SWIM