BackForwardInstrument:  A-DCS 

Instrument details
Acronym A-DCS
Full name Advanced Data Collection System (also called "Argos-3")
Purpose Data collection from in-situ Data Collection Platforms, with location capability
Short description

Transponder of messages from self-timed Data Collection Platforms, and location of the platform. Receiver frequency: 401.65 MHz with margins from - 70 to + 40 kHz (110 kHz bandwith). DCP bit rate: basic: 400 bps; maximum 4800 bps

Monitoring and calibration information here
Background

Successor of DCS/2 (flown from NOAA-15 to NOAA-18) with the additional capability of sending messages to the Data Collection Platform (at 466 MHz) for the purpose of changing its configuration
Scanning Technique

N/A
Resolution N/A
Coverage / Cycle N/A
Mass 30 kg Power 72 W Data Rate 400 to 4800 bps

 

Providing Agency CNES
Instrument Maturity Flown on operational programme
Utilization Period: 2007 to 2048
Last update: 2024-09-23
Detailed characteristics
Satellites this instrument is flying on

Note: a red tag indicates satellites no longer operational, a green tag indicates operational satellites, a blue tag indicates future satellites

Instrument classification
  • Other payload component
  • Data Collection System
WIGOS Subcomponents No WIGOS subcomponents have been defined.
Mission objectives
No mission objectives have been defined.
Evaluation of Measurements

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Note: * Primary mission objective.