3CAT-2
2016-08-15
Informacje o satelicie 3CAT-2
| Nazwa w katalogu Spacetrack | 3CAT-2 |
| Wyniesienie na orbitę |
2016-08-15 |
| Deorbitacja |
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| Kraj/organizacja pochodzenia | Hiszpania (SPN) |
| Miejsce startu | JSC (Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China) |
| Kategorie | |
| Perygeum | 471 km |
| Apogeum | 491 km |
Informacje o 3CAT-2
Perform ocean altimetry by means of Global Navigation Satellite Systems Reflectometry (GNSS-R). The main payload is the novel dual-band altimeter P(Y) & C/A ReflectOmeter (PYCARO). Also star tracker Mirabilis and experimental magnetometer for eLISA. Uses FAPEC, a powerful data compressor. PYCARO reflectometer is designed to compare a direct signal from a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) such as GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and Beidou with the same signal reflected to Earth. PYCARO therefore operates as what is called a bistatic radar, i.e. it does not emit a signal but merely captures the signals emitted by other systems. This technique is known as GNSS-R, and can be used to obtain data on ocean altimetry, sea conditions and soil moisture, among other applications.
Satelitę 3CAT-2 wyniesiono 15.08.2016r.Zdjęcia 3CAT-2 Zdjęć: 2
