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Satellite:
CIMR
Satellite details
Acronym
CIMR
Full name
Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer
Satellite Description
One of the high-priority Copernicus Sentinel Expansion Missions.
Main mission: sea-surface salinity, temperature, and ice in polar regions
Substantial contribution to soil moisture and other MW-derived observations.
To operate in a constellation of (initially two) identical satellites, covering a period > 7 years.
For more details, see https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/c-missions/cimr and https://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/EarthObservation/CIMR-MRD-v4.0-20201006_Issued.pdf
Mass at launch
Dry mass
Power
Data access link
no link provided
Data access information
Orbit
Sunsynchronous orbit
Altitude
820 km
ECT
06:00 desc
Space agency
ESA
, EC , EUMETSAT
Status
Considered
Details on Status (as
available)
Funding to be confirmed by EU.
The Qualification Acceptance Review (QAR) is currently planned for Q2 2028.
Launch
≥2028
EOL
≥2033
Last update:
2022-03-28
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
CIMR
Acronym
Full name
CIMR
Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer
Show instrument status and calibration
Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
CIMR
* 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
CIMR
passive
1.4135 MHz
25000 kHz
V+H+P+M+L+R
A
Window channel
CIMR
passive
6925 MHz
300000.0 kHz
V+H+P+M+L+R
A
Window channel
CIMR
passive
10650 MHz
100000.0 kHz
V+H+P+M+L+R
A
Window channel
CIMR
passive
18700 MHz
200000.0 kHz
V+H+P+M+L+R
A
Window channel
CIMR
passive
36500 MHz
300000.0 kHz
V+H+P+M+L+R
A
Window channel
CIMR
passive
1413.5 MHz
25000.0 kHz
V+H+P+M+L+R
A
Window channel