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CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- Taranis
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Full Name
Taranis
Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
CNES
Launch Date
17 Nov 2020
Mission Links
mission site
EOL Date
17 Nov 2020
EO Portal Info
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude
700 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
22:30
Repeat Cycle
Objectives and Applications
The objective is to measure lightning and Transient Luminous Events (TLEs), which occur above storm systems at between 20 and 100 km of altitude. Destroyed in Vega launcher failure.
Mission Measurements
Category
Parameter
Instrument(s)
Atmosphere
Lightning Detection
MCP
Mission Instruments
IDEE - Instruments for the Detection of high-Energy Electrons
IME-BF - IME-BF
IME-HF - IME-HF
IMM - IMM
MCP - MicroCameras and Photometers
MEXIC - MultiEXperiment Interface Controller
XGRE - X-ray, Gamma-ray and Relativistic Electrons
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