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Satellite:
AWS
Satellite details
Acronym
AWS
Full name
Arctic Weather Satellite
Satellite Description
Constellation of 4-16 (tbd) satellites to improve coverage over the polar regions.
Main mission: all-weather temperature and humidity profiles.
Exact orbital parameters to be determined but a study was done with 2 satellites each in 03:30, 07:30 & 11:30 orbital planes.
Mass at launch
120 kg
Dry mass
Power
120 W
Data access link
no link provided
Data access information
Direct Data Broadcast L-Band downlink transmits realtime measurements for nowcasting
Data also disseminated to end users using EUMETSAT's EUMETCAST system with some delay.
Orbit
Sunsynchronous orbit
Altitude
595 km
ECT
TBD
Space agency
ESA
, EUMETSAT
Status
Considered
Details on Status (as
available)
Launch
≥2029
EOL
≥2036
Last update:
2022-05-23
Associated satellite programme and related satellites
Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational ,
blue tag : future
Satellite Payload
All known Instruments flying on
AWS
Acronym
Full name
MWR (AWS)
Microwave Radiometer (AWS)
Show instrument status and calibration
Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
AWS
* The information in this field is estimated or assumed
Telecommunication frequency or microwave sensing channel information Show expert details
Service
Dir or Mode
Frequency
Emission designator
Bandwidth
Polarisation
D/A
Data rate or Baseband
Comments
AWS
passive
50300 MHz
180000.0 kHz
-
A
Temperature sounding channel
AWS
passive
52800 MHz
400000.0 kHz
-
A
Temperature sounding channel
AWS
passive
53246 MHz
300000.0 kHz
-
A
Temperature sounding channel
AWS
passive
53596 MHz
370000.0 kHz
-
A
Temperature sounding channel
AWS
passive
54400 MHz
400000.0 kHz
-
A
Temperature sounding channel
AWS
passive
54940 MHz
400000.0 kHz
-
A
Temperature sounding channel
AWS
passive
55500 MHz
330000.0 kHz
-
A
Temperature sounding channel
AWS
passive
57290.344 MHz
330000.0 kHz
-
A
Temperature sounding channel
AWS
passive
89000 MHz
400000.0 kHz
-
A
Window channel
AWS
passive
165500 MHz
2800000.0 kHz
-
A
Water vapour channel
AWS
passive
176311 MHz
2000000 kHz
-
A
Water vapour channel
AWS
passive
178311 MHz
2000000 kHz
-
A
Water vapour channel
AWS
passive
180311 MHz
1000000.0 kHz
-
A
Water vapour channel
AWS
passive
181311 MHz
1000000.0 kHz
-
A
Water vapour channel
AWS
passive
182311 MHz
500000.0 kHz
-
A
Water vapour channel
AWS
passive
317150 - 333150 MHz
N/R kHz
-
A
4 channels centred on 325.15 GHz