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Satellite:
DMSP-F19
Satellite details
Acronym
DMSP-F19
Full name
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program - S19
Satellite Description
19th flight unit of the DMSP Block 5D series, 5th of the Block 5D-3 series.
Main missions: cloud imagery and MW imaging/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
Offline data available from NOAA CLASS.
Orbit
Sunsynchronous orbit
Altitude
850 km
ECT
06:36 desc
Space agency
DoD
, NOAA
Status
Inactive
Details on Status (as
available)
Operation interrupted by a telecommand outage on 11 February 2016. Satellite loss confirmed on 24 March.
Launch
03 Apr 2014
EOL
11 Feb 2016
Last update:
2020-04-16
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-F19
Acronym
Full name
OLS
Operational Linescan Systerm
SSMIS
Special Sensor Microwave - Imager/Sounder
SESS/SSUSI
SESS / Special Sensor Ultraviolet Spectrographic Imager
SESS/SSULI
SESS / Special Sensor Ultraviolet Limb Imager
SESS/SSI/ES-3
SESS / Special Sensor Ionospheric Plasma Drift/Scintillation Monitor - 3
SESS/SSM-Boom
SESS / Special Sensor Magnetometer - Boom
SESS/SSJ5
SESS / Special Sensor Precipitating Electron and Ion Spectrometer
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Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
DMSP-F19
* 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
SSMIS
passive
19350 MHz
356000 kHz
H&V
A
Window channel
SSMIS
passive
22235 MHz
407000 kHz
V
A
Water vapour channel
SSMIS
passive
50110 - 63569 MHz
N/R kHz
H or RC
A
Oxygen band, 13 channels
SSMIS
passive
91655 MHz
2829000 kHz
H&V
A
Window channel
SSMIS
passive
150000 MHz
3284000 kHz
H
A
Weak water vapour channel
SSMIS
passive
176709.5 - 189910.5 MHz
N/R kHz
H
A
Water vapour band, 3 channels