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CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- CYGNSS
-
Full Name
Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System
Status
Operational (extended)
Mission Agencies
NASA
,
NOAA
Launch Date
15 Dec 2016
Mission Links
mission site
|
data access portal
EOL Date
Sep 2023
EO Portal Info
NORAD Catalog #
41887
(
TLE
)
International Designator
2016-078D
Orbit Type
Inclined, non-sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
95 minutes
Orbit Sense
Ascending
Orbit Inclination
35 deg
Orbit Altitude
520 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
Repeat Cycle
Objectives and Applications
To understand the coupling between ocean surface properties, moist atmospheric thermodynamics, radiation and convective dynamics in the inner core of a Tropical Cyclone (TC)
Mission Measurements
Category
Parameter
Instrument(s)
Ocean
Ocean surface winds
DDMI (CYGNSS)
Mission Instruments
DDMI (CYGNSS) - Delay Doppler Mapping Instrument (DDMI)
OpenSearch Datasets
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CYGNSS L3 Ocean Microplastic Concentration V1.0
CYGNSS Level 1 Climate Data Record Version 1.0
CYGNSS Level 1 Climate Data Record Version 1.1
CYGNSS Level 1 Climate Data Record Version 1.2
CYGNSS Level 1 Full Delay Doppler Map Data Record
CYGNSS Level 1 Full Delay Doppler Map Data Record Version 3.0
CYGNSS Level 1 Raw Intermediate Frequency Data Record
CYGNSS Level 1 Science Data Record Version 2.1
CYGNSS Level 1 Science Data Record Version 3.0
CYGNSS Level 1 Science Data Record Version 3.1
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