Objectives and Applications
The PROBA-V mission’s main multispectral imager extends the 15-year dataset of Spot-4 & Spot-5’s Vegetation instrument, delivering global coverage every two days for uses including climate impact assessments, surface water resource management, agricultural monitoring, and food security estimates.
From July 2020, owing to its orbital drift, Proba-V is no longer considered as a mission fulfilling an operational role, and will instead be dedicated to experimental activities with a reduced data acquisition scheme.
Full Name
PROBA-V
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
07 May 2013
Mission Links
EOL Date
31 Oct 2021
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
Descending
Orbit Inclination
98.73 deg
Orbit Altitude
820 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
10:30 to 11:30
Repeat Cycle
2 days
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
Vegetation - Vegetation |