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Satellite Programme: Chinese-French Oceanography Satellite
Programme details
Programme description
Programme addressing ocean observation.
Joint French-China programme: CNSA responsible of platform, launch and scatterometer; CNES of the altimeter. Shared mission operations.
The platform is actively stabilised over 3 axes.
The design life time is 4 to 5 years.
The satellite exploits a sunsynchronous orbit around 7:00.
See detailed description at
http://smsc.cnes.fr/CFOSAT/index.htm
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Data circulation
Data stored onboard and transmitted to Kiruna.
Real-time broadcast to a number of CNSA and CNES stations.
Data processed at CNES mission centres in Toulouse and Brest and at a CNSA mission centre in Beijing.
Agencies
NSOAS
,
CNES
Programme lifetime
2018 - 2024
Associated satellites and instruments
Note: red tag => no longer operational , green tag => operational , blue tag => planned
Chinese-French Oceanography Satellite
CFOSAT
(2018-2024)
CSCAT
SWIM