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Satellite Programme: Heat Capacity Mapping Mission
Programme details
Programme description
Single-satellite programme for land observation.
USA programme: NASA responsible for development and operations.
The satellite has active 3-axis stabilisation.
The design lifetime is two years.
The satellite exploits a sunsynchronous orbit around 14:00.
See detailed description at
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1978-041A
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Data circulation
Onboard stored data downlinked to NASA acquisition stations.
Data managed by the NASA National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC).
Agencies
NASA
Programme lifetime
1978 - 1980
Associated satellites and instruments
Note: red tag => no longer operational , green tag => operational , blue tag => planned
Heat Capacity Mapping Mission
HCMM
(1978-1980)
HCMR