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Satellite:
CYGNSS (8 sats)
Satellite details
Acronym
CYGNSS (8 sats)
Full name
Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (8 sats)
Satellite Description
8 microsatellites flown in the same orbital plane.
Main mission: sea-surface wind observation in tropical cyclones and other precipitating conditions, by GPS signals analysis.
Mass at launch
25 kg
Dry mass
Power
40 W
Data access link
https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/datasetlist?ids=Platform&values=CYGNSS
Data access information
Data available from the CYGNSS Science Data Center of NASA.
Orbit
Drifting orbit
Altitude
500 km
Inclination
35
°
Space agency
NASA
Status
Operational
Details on Status (as
available)
Launch
15 Dec 2016
EOL
≥2023
Last update:
2021-06-14
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
CYGNSS (8 sats)
Acronym
Full name
DDMI
Delay Doppler Mapping Instrument
Show instrument status and calibration
Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
CYGNSS (8 sats)
* The information in this field is estimated or assumed