BackForward Satellite: DMSP-F15 

Satellite details
Acronym DMSP-F15
Full name Defense Meteorological Satellite Program - F15
WIGOS Station Identifier ---
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
Show instrument status and calibration
Satellite frequencies for Earth Observation, data transfer and platform communications and control
Earth observation MW frequencies
Service Sensing mode Frequency (GHz) Bandwidth (MHz) Polarisation Comments
SSM/I passive 19.35 GHz 400 MHz H&V Window channel
SSM/I passive 22.235 GHz 400 MHz V Water vapour channel
SSM/I passive 37 GHz 1500 MHz H&V Window channel
SSM/I passive 85 GHz 3000 MHz H&V Window channel
SSM/T passive 50.3 GHz - 59.525 GHz - H Oxygen band, 7 channels
SSM/T-2 passive 91.655 GHz 3000 MHz H Window channel
SSM/T-2 passive 150 GHz 1500 MHz H Weak water vapour channel
SSM/T-2 passive 176.06 GHz - 190.56 GHz - H Water vapour band, 3 channels