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Satellite Programme:
Science Satellite / Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment
Programme details
Programme description
Single-satellite programme, addressing chemistry of the upper atmosphere.
Framed in the context of a Canada/USA collaboration: CSA responsible of development and operations. Lanch service provided by NASA.
The platform is actively stabilised over 3 axes.
The design life time is 2 years.
The satellite exploits a high-inclination drifting orbit.
See detailed description at http://www.ace.uwaterloo.ca/index.html .
Data circulation
The global data are stored onboard and downlinked to a CSA station in Saint-Hubert, Quebec, with subsidiary in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Further station in Kiruna and Fairbanks.
Data processing is at the SOC (Science Operations Centre), based at the University of Waterloo.
Agencies
CSA
, NASA
Programme lifetime
2003 - 2024
Associated satellites and instruments
Note: red tag => no longer operational , green tag => operational
, blue tag => planned
Science Satellite / Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment
OSCAR/Space Version 2.6 released
OSCAR/Space Version 2.6 was released including new features related to Gap Analysis and satellite status information. With version 2.6 OSCAR/Space has a new URL; https://space.oscar.wmo.int . Please read more via the link here .