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Satellite Programme:
Polarisation et Anisotropie des Réflectances au sommet de l'Atmosphère, couplées avec un Satellite d'Observation emportant un Lidar
Programme details
Programme description
Single satellite programme, for aerosol and radiation processes.
French programme: CNES responsible of development and operations.
The platform is actively stabilised over 3 axes.
The design life time of the satellite is 2 years.
The satellite exploits a sunsynchronous orbit around 13:30 associated to the A-Train.
See detailed description at http://smsc.cnes.fr/PARASOL/index.htm .
Data circulation
Onboard stored data downlinked to a CNES station in Toulouse and to Kiruna.
Data processed at the ICARE (Interactions Clouds Aerosols Radiation Etc.) Data Processing and Management Center hosted at USTL (Université des Sciences et Techniques de Lille).
Agencies
CNES
Programme lifetime
2004 - 2013
Associated satellites and instruments
Note: red tag => no longer operational , green tag => operational
, blue tag => planned
Polarisation et Anisotropie des Réflectances au sommet de l'Atmosphère, couplées avec un Satellite d'Observation emportant un Lidar