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Satellite:
CICERO-2
Satellite details
Acronym
CICERO-2
Full name
Community Initiative for Continuing Earth Radio Occultation
Satellite Description
2nd generation constellation of nano-satellites (6U CubeSat) includes GNSS-R capability and polarimetric radio occultation.
Orbit heights ranging from 500 to 700 km, and various orbit inclinations, depending on the launch of opportunity.
Main missions: radio occultation sounding.
Significant contribution to sea surface winds and precipitation measurements.
Contribution to Space weather
Mass at launch
Dry mass
10 kg
Power
Data access link
no link provided
Data access information
The data are made available by GeoOptics, Pasadena, CA, USA, on a commercial basis.
Orbit
Sunsynchronous orbit
Altitude
Space agency
GeoOptics
Status
Commissioning
Details on Status (as
available)
CICERO-2 1&2 launched on 25 May 2022.
Launch
25 May 2022
EOL
≥2035
Last update:
2022-05-30
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
CICERO-2
Acronym
Full name
CION-2
CICERO-2 Instrument for GNSS-RO
Show instrument status and calibration
Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
CICERO-2
* The information in this field is estimated or assumed