TanDEM-L Mission

Objectives and Applications

Global observation of dynamic processes in the bio-, cryo-, geo- and hydrosphere.

Mission Summary

Full Name
TanDEM-L
Mission Status
Considered
Mission Agencies
DLR, HRC
Launch Date
2028
Mission Links
mission site
EOL Date
2040
EO Portal Info

Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
99.7 minutes
Orbit Sense
Ascending
Orbit Inclination
98.4 deg
Orbit Altitude
745 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
18:00
Repeat Cycle
16 days
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator

Mission Instruments

L-Band SAR - L-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
LandAlbedo and reflectance L-Band SAR
Landscape topography L-Band SAR
Vegetation L-Band SAR
Multi-purpose imagery (land) L-Band SAR
OceanOcean topography/currents L-Band SAR
Multi-purpose imagery (ocean) L-Band SAR
Snow & IceSnow cover, edge and depth L-Band SAR
Sea ice cover, edge and thickness L-Band SAR

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