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Satellite Programme: Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer - Earth Probe
Programme details
Programme description
Single-satellite programme, for ozone monitoring.
USA programme: NASA responsible of development and operations.
Platform actively stabilised over 3 axes.
Design lifetime: 2 years.
Sunsynchronous orbit around 12:00.
See detailed description at
http://ozoneaq.gsfc.nasa.gov/epsat.md
.
Data circulation
Onboard stored data downlinked to the network of NASA acquisition stations.
Processing and distribution performed by NASA/GSFC.
Agencies
NASA
Programme lifetime
1996 - 2006
Associated satellites and instruments
Note: red tag => no longer operational , green tag => operational , blue tag => planned
Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer - Earth Probe
TOMS Earth Probe
(1996-2006)
TOMS