Satellite characteristics
Launch Date - End 1089756000 -
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 |
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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 |
|
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