Objectives and Applications
Spare LIS unit from the TRMM mission. NASA selected the LIS spare hardware to fly to the space station in order to take advantage of the orbiting laboratory’s high inclination. Will monitor global lightning for Earth science studies, provide cross-sensor calibration and validation with other space-borne instruments, and ground-based lightning networks. LIS will also supply real-time lightning data over data-sparse regions, such as oceans, to support operational weather forecasting and warning.
Full Name
International Space Station/Lightning Imaging Sensor
aka ISS/LIS
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
19 Feb 2017
Mission Links
EOL Date
30 Oct 2023
Orbit Type
Inclined, non-sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
90 minutes
Orbit Sense
Orbit Inclination
51 deg
Orbit Altitude
405 km
Orbit Longitude
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
LIS - Lightning Imaging Sensor |
| Category | Parameter | Instrument(s) |
| Atmosphere | Lightning Detection | LIS |
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