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Satellite |
Sensors |
Spatial (meters) |
Spectral (micrometers) |
Radiometric |
Temporal (days) |
Acquiring Data |
Orbital Characteristics |
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ETM |
band 1: 30 x30 |
band 1: .450 - .515 |
8 bits |
16 days |
scanning mirror |
705 km, sun-synchron- |
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(Enhanced |
band 2: 30 x 30 |
band 2: .525-.605 |
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spectrometry |
ous, Inclination = 98.2 |
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Thematic |
band 3: 30 x 30 |
band 3: .630-.690 |
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cannot view off |
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Mapper) |
band 4 30 x 30 |
band 4: .750-.900 |
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nadir |
Equatorial crossing |
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band 5: 30x 30 |
band 5: 1.55-1.75 |
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obtains 150 mega- |
at 10:00 AM |
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band 6: 60 x 60 |
band 6: 10.40 - 12.50 |
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band 7: 30 x 30 |
band 7: 2.08 - 2.35 |
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band 8 (pan): |
band 8: .52 -.90 |
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HRMSI |
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.45-.90 |
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16 days |
inclinations=99 deg. |
scanned each line |
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Observes large |
across track from west |
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lution Multi- |
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areas while viewing |
to east, while orbiting |
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Spectral |
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a single image |
southward along orbit. |
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Stereo |
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919 km altitude |
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Imager) |
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Landsat 4 |
Landsat |
30x30 for bands |
band 1: .45-.52 |
8 bit |
16 days |
swath width of 185 |
705 km altitude, |
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Thematic |
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band 2: .52-.60 |
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sun-synchronous, 98.2 |
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Mapperú |
120 x 120 for |
band 3: .63-.69 |
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led to the develop- |
degree inclination |
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band 6 |
band 4: .76-.90 |
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band 5: 1.55-1.75 |
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wide Reference |
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band 6: 10.40-12.5 |
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System |
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band 7: 2.08 -2.35 |
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MSS (Multi- |
79x79 for bands |
band 4: .50-.6 |
6 bits |
16 days |
inclinations=99 deg. |
scanned each line |
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Spectral |
4 to 7, 240x240 |
band 5: .6-.70 |
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Observes large |
across track from west |
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Scanner) |
for band 8 |
band 6: .630-.690 |
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areas while viewing |
to east, while orbiting |
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band 7:.8-1.1 |
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a single image |
southward along orbit. |
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band 8: 10.4-12.6 |
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919 km altitude |
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SeaWifs |
1100 LAC, |
band 1: .4002 - .422 |
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705 km above Earth, |
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aka Orb- |
(Seaviewing |
4500 GAC |
band 2: .433-.454 |
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equatorial time is 12 pm |
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view-2 |
Wide Field |
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band 3: .480-.500 |
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sun-synchronous |
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of View |
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band 4: .500 - .520 |
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band 5: .545-.565 |
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band 6: .660 .680 |
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band 7: .745-.785 |
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band 8: .845-.885 |
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SAR (Syn- |
8-100 |
5.3 GHz/C-band 5.6 |
85 Mb/s |
101 minutes |
transmits and rec- |
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thetic Aper- |
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eives signals to see |
inclination of 98.6 deg. |
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ture Radar) |
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17.3, or 30.0 Mhz |
105 Mb/s (R/T) |
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sunsyncronous, 14 |
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darkness. |
orbits a day, ascending |
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Imaging Modes in- |
mode is 18 hours |
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clude: Fine; Stand- |
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ard;Wide;ScanSAR |
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Narrow; ScanSar |
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Wide; Extended (H); |
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Extended (L) |
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Coverage using max |
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N of 70 - Daily |
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N of 48-every 4 days |
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The Whole Earth: |
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(north of 80 degrees |
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S: every 6 days) |
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CERES |
10000 |
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measures atmosph- |
circular, Non-syn |
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(Clouds and |
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eric Dynamics and |
cronous, altitude= 350 |
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Rainfall |
Earth's |
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Water and Energy |
km, inclination=35 deg. |
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Monitoring |
Radiant |
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Cycles |
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Mission) |
Energy |
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System) |
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LIS (Lightn- |
4000 |
.77 (1 band) |
2 bits |
16 per day |
swath width is |
same as above |
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600 km |
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Sensor) |
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PR (Precip- |
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itation |
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Radar) |
4300 |
13.8 GHz |
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16 per day |
swath width is |
same as above |
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215 km. |
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This is used for |
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Meterology. |
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TMI (TRMM |
5000-45000 |
10.7,19.4,21.3,37,85.5 |
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swath width is 760 |
same as above. |
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Microwave |
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km. This is also |
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Imager) |
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used for Meterology. |
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VIRS (Visi- |
2100 |
.63-12 |
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16 per day |
swath width is 720 |
same as above. |
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ble Infrared |
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km. This is also |
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Scanner) |
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used for Meterology. |
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LISS-1 |
72.5 m |
blue: .45-.52 |
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repeat coverage |
swath width = |
904 km, sun |
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green: .52-.59 |
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every 22 days |
148 km |
synchronous, inclination |
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mote Sens- |
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red: .62-.68 |
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at equator |
use lineary array |
is 99.5 deg., equatorial |
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near infrared: .77-.86 |
n/a |
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sensor technology |
crossing at 10:26 am |
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LISS-2 |
36.25 m |
blue: .45-.52 |
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repeat coverage |
swath width = |
904 km, sun |
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green: .52-.59 |
n/a |
every 22 days |
146 km |
synchronous, inclination |
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red: .62-.68 |
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at equator |
use lineary array |
is 99.5 deg., equatorial |
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near infrared: .77-.86 |
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sensor technology |
crossing at 10:26 am |
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IRS-1C&D |
Panchro- |
5.8 m |
.5-.75 |
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70 km swath width |
817 km, sun |
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n/a |
every 24 days |
use lineary array |
synchronous, inclination |
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mote Sens- |
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at equator, |
sensor technology |
is 98.69 deg. Eqatorial |
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revisit every 5 |
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crossing is at 10:30 am |
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Satellite) |
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days w/ 26 deg. |
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off nadir |
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LISS-3 |
23 m, except |
blue: ----- |
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repeat coverage |
148 km swath width |
817 km, sun |
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for SW Infrared |
green: .52-.59 |
n/a |
every 24 days |
for band 5, |
synchronous, inclination |
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band (=70 m) |
red: .62-.68 |
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142 km swath width |
is 98.69 deg. Eqatorial |
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near infrared: .77-.86 |
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for bands 2,3,4 |
crossing is at 10:30 am |
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SW infrared: 1.55-1.70 |
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HRVIR |
band 1: 20x20 |
band1: .50-.59 |
n/a |
26 days |
linear array push- |
832 km sun- |
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High Res- |
band 2: 20x20 |
band2: .61-.68 |
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broom; swath width |
synchronous, inclination |
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olution Vis- |
pan: 10x10 |
band 3: .79-.89 |
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is 60 km; |
is 98.2 deg.; equatorial |
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band3:20x20 |
SWIR:1.58-1.75 |
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recording capacity |
crossing is at 10:30 am |
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Infrared) |
SWIR:20x20 |
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orbital period is 101.4 |
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2 data tape re- |
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corders, payload |
each orbit of 2823 km |
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telemetry package. |
revolutions per day |
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SPOT overflies every |
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sample locations |
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the telescope's |
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sideways viewing a |
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bility. A given area |
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can be imaged 7 . |
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Vegetation |
11500m |
band 1:.43-.47 |
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linear array push- |
832 km sun- |
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band 2:.61-.68 |
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broom; swath width |
synchronous, inclination |
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band3: .78-.89 |
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is 98.2 deg.; equatorial |
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band4:1.58-1.75 |
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crossing is at 10:30 am |
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This instrument is the receiver on the satellite that uses a network of Doppler tracking stations. |
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Poseidon |
Orbitography |
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It uses microwave energy to locate itself and measures the Doppler frequency shift in signals as the |
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positioning |
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There was a lack of info on specific resolution info and orbital characteristics. |
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LRA (laser |
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This is a tracking instrument, as well, allowing the ground crew to determine where the satellite |
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GPSDR |
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Global |
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This is an expiremental instrument on board, that is testing the accuracy of GPS systems. |
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positioning |
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There was no information on the specifics requested for this assignment. |
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System |
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Demonstrat- |
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Receiver) |
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UARS |
Cryogenic Limb Array Etalon Spectrometer (CLAES) |
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This satellite measures the stratospheric temperature and |
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Halogen Occulation Experiment (HALOE) |
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constituent wind fields. It also measures the temperature and |
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Atmosphere |
High Resolution Doppler Image (HRDI) |
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water vapor in the mesosphere. Its altitude ranges from 60 to |
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Research |
Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) |
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130 km depending on the channel. There was a |
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