EarthCARE
| EarthCARE | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Earth observation |
| Operator: |
 ESA
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| Mission dates | |
| Dimensions: | 1,300 kg |
| Size: | 2.5 m high, 19 m wide |
| Begin: | 2022 (planned) |
| Starting place: | Center Spatial Guyanais |
| Launcher: | Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-MT |
| Flight duration: | 2 years |
| Status: | under construction |
| Orbit data | |
EarthCARE ( Earth C louds, A erosols and R adiation E xplorer) is a planned space mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA). Planning and construction of the satellite began in 2009; the start is planned for 2022 . EarthCARE is part of ESA's Living Planet program .
The aim of the mission is to study aerosols and clouds and their influence on radiation in the earth's atmosphere. An improved understanding of these processes should help improve climate and weather models.
technology
The satellite is being built by an international consortium led by Airbus Defense and Space (formerly Astrium ), weighs 1.3 tons and generates up to 1100 watts of power using solar cells . It is to be brought into a sun-synchronous orbit , where it will work for at least three years. To study the atmosphere it has four instruments: a Doppler - Radar (contribution by JAXA) for measurement of vertical profiles clouds, a camera with color channels 7, a broadband radiometer and a lidar system with a high spectral resolution receiver. The data obtained in this way are sent to the ground station at up to 1.5 Mbit / s.
Web links
- EarthCARE on the ESA homepage (last accessed on December 14, 2012)
- EarthCARE on the JAXA homepage (last accessed on December 14, 2012)
- EarthCARE on the EADS Astrium homepage (last accessed December 14, 2012)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 1st ESA EarthCARE Cal / Val Workshop Report (PDF). ESA, June 2018.
- ↑ ESA: EarthCARE. Retrieved December 20, 2018 .
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