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CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- HY-2E
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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
Category
Parameter
Instrument(s)
Atmosphere
Atmospheric Humidity Fields
MWRI
Ocean
Ocean topography/currents
ALT
Ocean surface winds
MWRI
,
SCAT
Surface temperature (ocean)
MWRI
Ocean wave height and spectrum
ALT
Snow & Ice
Sea 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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