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Satellite details
Acronym CHIME-A
Full name Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment-A
WIGOS Station Identifier ---
Satellite Description
  • First of the Copernicus Sentinel Expansion Missions for hyperspectral imaging.
  • Main mission: agricultural services and sustainable agricultural management, and raw materials.
  • Secondary mission: ocean colour.
  • To operate in a constellation of (initially two) identical satellites, covering a period > 7 years.
  • More details see https://tinyurl.com/32atfrrv and https://tinyurl.com/86z2u7dt
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Data access information
Orbit Sunsynchronous orbit Altitude 786 km
ECT 10:30 desc

 

Space agency ESA , EC, EUMETSAT
Status Planned
Details on Status
(as available)
  • The Qualification Acceptance Review (QAR) is currently planned for Q3 2028.
Launch ≥2029 EOL ≥2034
Last update: 2023-11-15
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 CHIME-A

Acronym Full name
CHIME Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment
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