Satellite characteristics
Launch Date - End 14 July 2004 -
État Operational
Orbit type Sun-synchronous circular orbit
Altitude 705
Orbit inclination 98.7
Equatorial crossing time 13:45:00
Orbit period 98.5
Satellite family: EOS (Earth Observing System)
The Earth Observing System (EOS) is a major component of NASA's Earth-Sun System Missions. The mission includes a series of satellites, a science component, and a data system supporting a coordinated series of polar-orbiting and low inclination satellites for long-term global observations of the land surface, biosphere, solid Earth, atmosphere, and oceans. EOS is enabling an improved understanding of the Earth as an integrated system.Sensor characteristics
| Sensor name | HIRDLS (High-Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder) |
|---|---|
| Sensor short description | |
| Sensor type | Atmospheric instrument |
| Resolution class | Very Low (> 1 km) |
| Swath width (at nadir) | 2000 km |
| Max look angle | 43 ° |
| Sensor name | MLS (Microwave Limb Sounder) |
|---|---|
| Sensor short description | |
| Sensor type | Atmospheric instrument |
| Resolution class | Very Low (> 1 km) |
| Max look angle | 70 ° |
| Sensor name | OMI (Ozone Monitoring Instrument) |
|---|---|
| Sensor short description | |
| Sensor type | Atmospheric instrument |
| Resolution class | Very Low (> 1 km) |
| Swath width (at nadir) | 2600 km |
| Max look angle | 57 ° |
| Sensor name | TES (Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer) |
|---|---|
| Sensor short description | |
| Sensor type | Atmospheric instrument |
| Resolution class | Low (300 m - 1 km) |
| Swath width (at nadir) | 5 km |