CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- MC-S
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Full Name
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Mass Change - Sustaining
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Status
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Cancelled
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Mission Agencies
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ESA , NASA
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Launch Date
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12 Mar 2031
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Mission Links
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mission site
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EOL Date
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11 Mar 2039
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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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TBD
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Orbit Inclination
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70 deg
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Orbit Altitude
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390 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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8-year nominal mission life. Extremely-high-precision gravity measurements for use in construction of gravity field models. MC-S will consists of two satellites (A, B) serving one mission in the same manner as the original GRACE and GRACE-FO missions.
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Mission Measurements
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Mission Instruments
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