EarthCARE
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EarthCARE (derived from Earth Cloud, Aerosol and Radiation Explorer) is a joint European/Japanese (ESA / JAXA / NICT) satellite, the sixth of ESA's Earth Explorer Programme.[1][4] The main goal of the mission is the observation and characterization of clouds and aerosols as well as measuring the reflected solar radiation and the infrared radiation emitted from Earth's surface and atmosphere.[5][6][7]
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Mission type | Earth observation |
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Operator | ESA / JAXA / NICT |
Website | EarthCare on esa.int |
Mission duration | 3 years (planned) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | AstroBus-L |
Manufacturer | EADS Astrium |
Launch mass | 2350 kg[1] |
Dry mass | 2037 kg[1] |
Dimensions | 2.5 x 19 m |
Power | 1700 W |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | May 2024 (planned)[2] |
Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5[3] |
Launch site | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
Contractor | SpaceX |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Sun-synchronous |
Altitude | 393 km |
Inclination | 97,1° |
Period | 92,5 minutes |
Repeat interval | 25 days |
Epoch | Planned |
Transponders | |
Band | S Band (TT&C support) X band (science data acquisition) |
Bandwidth | 2 Mbit/s download (S Band) 150 Mbit/s download (X Band) 64kbit/s upload (S Band) |
Instruments | |
ATLID: ATmospheric LIDar CPR: Cloud Profiling Radar MSI: Multi-Spectral Imager BBR: Broad-Band Radiometer | |
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