Objectives and Applications
Detecting ocean colour and sea surface temperature.
Full Name
Ocean color satellite F
Mission Status
Planned
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
2025
Mission Links
EOL Date
2030
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
Descending
Orbit Inclination
98.6 deg
Orbit Altitude
798 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
10:30
Repeat Cycle
7 days
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
COCTS - China Ocean Colour & Temperature Scanner |
| CZI - Coastal Zone Imager |
| Category | Parameter | Instrument(s) |
| Land | Albedo and reflectance | CZI |
| Multi-purpose imagery (land) | CZI |
| Ocean | Ocean colour/biology | CZI |
| Surface temperature (ocean) | COCTS |
| Snow & Ice | Sea ice cover, edge and thickness | CZI |
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