CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- EMIT-on-ISS
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Full Name
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International Space Station/Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT)
aka ISS/EMIT
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Status
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Operational (nominal)
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Mission Agencies
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NASA
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Launch Date
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14 Jul 2022
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Mission Links
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mission site | data access portal
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EOL Date
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Sep 2023
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EO Portal Info
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NORAD Catalog #
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International Designator
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Orbit Type
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Inclined, non-sun-synchronous
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Orbit Period
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93 minutes
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Orbit Sense
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Ascending
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Orbit Inclination
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51.6 deg
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Orbit Altitude
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417 km
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Orbit Longitude
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Orbit LST
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Repeat Cycle
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Objectives and Applications
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Imaging spectroscopy from the visible to short wavelength infrared (VSWIR) to close the gap in knowledge of the compostion of the Earths' mineral dust source regions. Uses these new measurements with Earth System models to constrain the sign and magnitude of current dust-related radiative forcing at regional and global scales and predict the increase or decrease of available dust sources under future climate scenarios. Deliver these first of their kind comprehensive measurements to the Earth science and applications community.
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Mission Measurements
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Mission Instruments
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