BackForward Satellite: COSMIC-2 

Satellite details
Acronym COSMIC-2
Full name Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere & Climate - 2a
Satellite Description
  • 2nd constellation of the COSMIC programme, also called FormoSat-7.
  • Cluster of 6 satellite spread along different drifting orbits.
  • Main mission: temperature/humidity sounding.
  • Substantial contribution to Space weather.
Mass at launch Dry mass
Power
Data access link no link provided
Data access information
  • Data available by Internet from CDAAC and TACC.
  • Also input to GTS by NOAA after reception from CDAAC (latency time: 75 min).
Orbit Drifting orbit Altitude 520 km
Inclination 24 °

 

Space agency NSPO , NOAA, UCAR
Status Operational
Details on Status
(as available)
Launch 25 Jun 2019 EOL ≥2026
Last update: 2021-05-20
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 COSMIC-2

Acronym Full name
TGRS TriG (Tri-GNSS) GNSS Radio Occultation System
VIDI Velocity, Ion Density and Irregularities
RFB Radio Frequency Beacon
Show instrument status and calibration
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
TM & Raw Data S-E 2264 MHz 4M00G1D 4000  kHz RHCP D 2048  kbps Telemetry, sensor data
TM & Raw Data S-E 2264 MHz 64K0G1D 64  kHz RHCP D 36.48  kbps Telemetry, sensor data
Command E-S 2093.1 MHz 64K0G1D 64  kHz RHCP D 32  kbps Commands