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List of Satellite Missions (alphabetical) - ceos eo handbook

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Mission Status Launch date EOL date Applications Instruments Orbit details & URL<br />

CORIOLIS<br />

DoD (USA) / NASA<br />

Currently<br />

being flown<br />

06 Jan 03 01 Jan 09 Validating space bourne<br />

multi-channel polarametric<br />

radiometry for wind vector<br />

measurements<br />

WindSat<br />

Type: Sun-synchronous<br />

Altitude: 840 km<br />

Period: 101 mins<br />

Inclination: 98.7 deg<br />

Repeat cycle:<br />

LST: 18:00<br />

Longitude (if geo):<br />

Asc/desc: Ascending<br />

URL: www.nrl.navy.mil/WindSat<br />

COSMIC-1/<br />

FORMOSAT-3 FM1<br />

Constellation<br />

Observing System<br />

for Meteorology,<br />

Ionosphere and<br />

Climate-1<br />

NSPO / NOAA /<br />

UCAR<br />

Currently<br />

being flown<br />

14 Apr 06 15 Mar 11 Meteorology, Ionosphere<br />

and climate<br />

GOX<br />

Type: Inclined, non-sunsynchronous<br />

Altitude: 800 km<br />

Period: 100 mins<br />

Inclination: 72 deg<br />

Repeat cycle:<br />

LST:<br />

Longitude (if geo):<br />

Asc/desc: Ascending<br />

URL: www.cosmic.ucar.edu<br />

COSMIC-2/<br />

FORMOSAT-3 FM2<br />

Constellation<br />

Observing System<br />

for Meteorology,<br />

Ionosphere and<br />

Climate-2<br />

NSPO / NOAA /<br />

UCAR<br />

Currently<br />

being flown<br />

14 Apr 06 15 Mar 11 Meteorology, Ionosphere<br />

and climate<br />

GOX<br />

Type: Inclined, non-sunsynchronous<br />

Altitude: 800 km<br />

Period: 100 mins<br />

Inclination: 72 deg<br />

Repeat cycle:<br />

LST:<br />

Longitude (if geo):<br />

Asc/desc: Ascending<br />

URL: www.cosmic.ucar.edu<br />

COSMIC-3/<br />

FORMOSAT-3 FM3<br />

Constellation<br />

Observing System<br />

for Meteorology,<br />

Ionosphere and<br />

Climate-3<br />

NSPO / NOAA /<br />

UCAR<br />

Currently<br />

being flown<br />

14 Apr 06 15 Mar 11 Meteorology, Ionosphere<br />

and climate<br />

GOX<br />

Type: Inclined, non-sunsynchronous<br />

Altitude: 711 km<br />

Period: 100 mins<br />

Inclination: 72 deg<br />

Repeat cycle:<br />

LST:<br />

Longitude (if geo):<br />

Asc/desc: Ascending<br />

URL: www.cosmic.ucar.edu<br />

COSMIC-4/<br />

FORMOSAT-3 FM4<br />

Constellation<br />

Observing System<br />

for Meteorology,<br />

Ionosphere and<br />

Climate-4<br />

NSPO / NOAA /<br />

UCAR<br />

Currently<br />

being flown<br />

14 Apr 06 15 Mar 11 Meteorology, Ionosphere<br />

and climate<br />

GOX<br />

Type: Inclined, non-sunsynchronous<br />

Altitude: 800 km<br />

Period: 100 mins<br />

Inclination: 72 deg<br />

Repeat cycle:<br />

LST:<br />

Longitude (if geo):<br />

Asc/desc: Ascending<br />

URL: www.cosmic.ucar.edu<br />

COSMIC-5/<br />

FORMOSAT-3 FM5<br />

Constellation<br />

Observing System<br />

for Meteorology,<br />

Ionosphere and<br />

Climate-5<br />

NSPO / NOAA /<br />

UCAR<br />

Currently<br />

being flown<br />

14 Apr 06 15 Mar 11 Meteorology, Ionosphere<br />

and climate<br />

GOX<br />

Type: Inclined, non-sunsynchronous<br />

Altitude: 800 km<br />

Period: 100 mins<br />

Inclination: 72 deg<br />

Repeat cycle:<br />

LST:<br />

Longitude (if geo):<br />

Asc/desc: Ascending<br />

URL: www.cosmic.ucar.edu<br />

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