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Satellite:
CHAMP
Satellite details
Acronym
CHAMP
Full name
Challenging Mini-Satellite Payload
Satellite Description
Single flight unit of the CHAMP programme.
Main missions: Gravity field and Space weather.
Significant contribution to temperature/humidity sounding.
Mass at launch
522 kg
Dry mass
492 kg
Power
150 W
Data access link
no link provided
Data access information
Data available from the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) in Potsdam.
Orbit
Drifting orbit
Altitude
470 km
Inclination
87
°
Space agency
DLR
Status
Inactive
Details on Status (as
available)
Radio occultation mission terminated in October 2008.
Orbit height progressively lowered because of atmospheric drag, until final fall into the ocean.
Launch
15 Jul 2000
EOL
19 Sep 2010
Last update:
2015-08-24
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
CHAMP
Acronym
Full name
ASC
Advanced Stellar Compass
BlackJack
BlackJack GPS Receiver
LRR
Laser Retro-Reflector
MIAS
Magnetometer Instrument Assembly System
STAR
Space Three-axis Accelerometer for Research mission
DIDM
Digital Ion Drift Meter
Show instrument status and calibration
Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
CHAMP
* The information in this field is estimated or assumed