HY-2E Mission

Objectives and Applications

Detecting ocean surface temperature, wind field, wave and topography.

Mission Summary

Full Name
Ocean dynamics satellite E
Mission Status
Planned
Mission Agencies
NSOAS, CAST
Launch Date
2025
Mission Links
EOL Date
2028
EO Portal Info

Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
Descending
Orbit Inclination
99.3 deg
Orbit Altitude
963 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
6:00
Repeat Cycle
14 days
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator

Mission Instruments

ALT - Radar Altimeter
DGXX-S - Doppler Orbitography and Radio-positioning Integrated by Satellite-New Generation XX-S
MWRI - Microwave Radiometer Imager
SCAT - Scatterometer

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
AtmosphereAtmospheric Humidity Fields MWRI
OceanOcean topography/currents ALT
Ocean surface winds MWRI, SCAT
Surface temperature (ocean) MWRI
Ocean wave height and spectrum ALT
Snow & IceSea ice cover, edge and thickness MWRI

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