BackInstrument:  Aquila 

Instrument details
Acronym Aquila
Full name Aquila
Purpose GNSS radio occultation sensor
Short description

More details to be added when available
Background

New development
Scanning Technique

N/A
Resolution
Coverage / Cycle
Mass Power Data Rate

 

Providing Agency CNES
Instrument Maturity Flown on an R&D satellite
Utilization Period: 2027 to 2030
Last update: 2026-04-20
Detailed characteristics
Satellites this instrument is flying on

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Instrument classification
  • Earth observation instrument
  • Active and radio-occultation sensor
  • GNSS radio-occultation
WIGOS Subcomponents
  • Subcomponent 1
  • GNSS radio occultation (basic constellation)
  • GNSS radio occultation sounder (basic constellation)
Mission objectives
Primary mission objectives
  • Electron Density
Evaluation of Measurements

The following list indicates which measurements can typically be retrieved from this category of instrument. To see a full Gap Analysis by Variable, click on the respective variable.

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Note: * Primary mission objective.
VariableRelevance for measuring this variableOperational limitationsExplanation
Geoid4 - fairHighly indirect.Radio-occultation processing implies precise orbitography. Geoid derived from multi-temporal analysis
Gravity field5 - marginalHighly indirect.Radio-occultation processing implies precise orbitography. Gravity field derived from multi-temporal analysis
Atmospheric density1 - primaryNo specific limitation.Measuring atmospheric density