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The Earth Observation Handbook - Key Tables - SEOCA
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Mission Status Launch Date EOL Date Applications Instruments Orbit Details & URL<br />
TopSat<br />
Optical Imaging Satellite<br />
BNSC<br />
Currently being flown 27 Oct 2005 31 Dec 2010 Prototype low-cost high-resolution imager TOPSAT Telescope Type: Sun-synchronous<br />
Altitude: 600 km<br />
Period:<br />
Inclination: 98 deg<br />
Repeat cycle:<br />
LST: 10:30<br />
Longitude (if geo):<br />
Asc/desc: Ascending<br />
URL: http://www.bnsc.gov.uk/content.aspx?nid=5907<br />
TRMM<br />
Tropical Rainfall Measuring<br />
Mission<br />
NASA / JAXA<br />
UK-DMC<br />
UK Disaster Monitoring<br />
Constellation<br />
BNSC<br />
UK-DMC2<br />
UK Disaster Monitoring<br />
Constellation 2<br />
BNSC<br />
VENUS<br />
Vegetation and Environment<br />
monitoring on a New Micro-<br />
Satellite<br />
CNES / ISA<br />
Currently being flown 27 Nov 1997 30 Sep 2011 3-year nominal mission life, currently in<br />
extended operations. Atmospheric<br />
dynamics/water and energy cycles<br />
Currently being flown 27 Sep 2003 31 Dec 2010 Wide area, medium resolution optical<br />
imaging for mapping, crop monitoring,<br />
environmental resource and disaster<br />
management<br />
Currently being flown 29 Jul 2009 29 Jul 2014 Wide area, medium resolution optical<br />
imaging for mapping, crop monitoring,<br />
environmental resource and disaster<br />
management<br />
Approved 31 Jan 2013 31 Jan 2016 Vegetation, agriculture monitoring, water<br />
management<br />
LIS, PR, CERES, VIRS, TMI<br />
SLIM-6<br />
SLIM-6-22<br />
VSC<br />
Type: Inclined, non-sunsynchronous<br />
Altitude: 405 km<br />
Period: 93.5 mins<br />
Inclination: 35 deg<br />
Repeat cycle:<br />
LST:<br />
Longitude (if geo):<br />
Asc/desc: N/A<br />
URL: http://trmm.gsfc.nasa.gov/<br />
Type: Sun-synchronous<br />
Altitude: 686 km<br />
Period: 98.4 mins<br />
Inclination: 98.2 deg<br />
Repeat cycle: 5 days<br />
LST: 9:00<br />
Longitude (if geo):<br />
Asc/desc: Ascending<br />
URL: http://www.sstl.co.uk/index.php?loc=113<br />
Type: Sun-synchronous<br />
Altitude: 670 km<br />
Period: 98.5 mins<br />
Inclination: 98.14 deg<br />
Repeat cycle: 5 days<br />
LST: 10:45<br />
Longitude (if geo):<br />
Asc/desc: Ascending<br />
URL: http://www.dmcii.com<br />
Type: Sun-synchronous<br />
Altitude: 720 km<br />
Period:<br />
Inclination: 98.27 deg<br />
Repeat cycle: 2 days<br />
LST:<br />
Longitude (if geo):<br />
Asc/desc: Descending<br />
URL: http://smsc.cnes.fr/VENUS/index.htm<br />
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