Objectives and Applications
FLEX will provide global maps of vegetation fluorescence that can reflect photosynthetic activity and plant health and stress. This is not only important for a better understanding of actual photosynthetic efficiency, the status of vegetation health and plant performance and of the global carbon cycle, but also for agricultural management and food security.
Full Name
FLuorescence EXplorer
Mission Status
Approved
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
Apr 2027
Mission Links
EOL Date
Dec 2030
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
101 minutes
Orbit Sense
Ascending
Orbit Inclination
98.64 deg
Orbit Altitude
814 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
10:00
Repeat Cycle
27 days
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
FLORIS - Fluorescence Imaging Spectrometer |
| Category | Parameter | Instrument(s) |
| Atmosphere | Radiation budget | FLORIS |
| Land | Albedo and reflectance | FLORIS |
| Vegetation | FLORIS |
| Ocean | Ocean colour/biology | FLORIS |
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