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Satellite:
DMSP-F15
Satellite details
Acronym
DMSP-F15
Full name
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program - F15
Satellite Description
15th flight unit of the DMSP Block 5D series, 1st of the Block 5D-3 series.
Main missions: cloud imagery and MW imaging and temperature/humidity sounding.
Substantial contribution to Space weather.
Mass at launch
1220 kg
Dry mass
Power
2200 W
Data access link
https://www.bou.class.noaa.gov/saa/products/search?sub_id=0&datatype_family=DMSP&submit.x=27&submit.y=9
Data access information
Military satellite.
MW (SSMIS) Imagery available from NOAA on the basis of bilateral agreements.
Offline data available from NOAA CLASS.
Other data only available to DoD users
Orbit
Sunsynchronous orbit
Altitude
850 km
ECT
14:50 asc
Space agency
DoD
, NOAA
Status
Inactive
Details on Status (as
available)
Launch
12 Dec 1999
EOL
Dec 2020
Last update:
2021-10-18
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
DMSP-F15
Acronym
Full name
OLS
Operational Linescan Systerm
SSM/I
Special Sensor Microwave - Imager
SSM/T
Special Sensor Microwave - Temperature
SSM/T-2
Special Sensor Microwave - Humidity
SESS/SSM-Boom
SESS / Special Sensor Magnetometer - Boom
SEM/SSJ4
SEM / Special Sensor Precipitating Electron and Ion Spectrometer - 4
SEM/SSI/ES-2
SEM / Special Sensor Ionospheric Plasma Drift/Scintillation Monitor - 2
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Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
DMSP-F15
* 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
SSM/I
passive
19350 MHz
400000 kHz
H&V
A
Window channel
SSM/I
passive
22235 MHz
400000 kHz
V
A
Water vapour channel
SSM/I
passive
37000 MHz
1500000 kHz
H&V
A
Window channel
SSM/I
passive
85000 MHz
3000000 kHz
H&V
A
Window channel
SSM/T
passive
50300 - 59525 MHz
N/R kHz
H
A
Oxygen band, 7 channels
SSM/T-2
passive
91655 MHz
3000000 kHz
H
A
Window channel
SSM/T-2
passive
150000 MHz
1500000 kHz
H
A
Weak water vapour channel
SSM/T-2
passive
176060 - 190560 MHz
N/R kHz
H
A
Water vapour band, 3 channels