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CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - HY-2E -
Full Name Ocean dynamics satellite E Status Planned
Mission Agencies NSOAS, CAST Launch Date 2023
Mission Links mission site | EOL Date 2028
EO Portal Info NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
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
Objectives and Applications Detecting ocean surface temperature, wind field, wave and topography.
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
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
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