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Satellite:
ERS-1
Satellite details
Acronym
ERS-1
Full name
European Remote-sensing Satellite - 1
Satellite Description
1st flight unit of the ERS programme.
Main missions: ocean observation.
Substantial contribution to land observation.
Significant contribution to Solid Earth.
Mass at launch
2384 kg
Dry mass
2084 kg
Power
2000 W
Data access link
no link provided
Data access information
Most products available from the PAFs (UK-PAF, D-PAF, I-PAF and F-PAF).
Several products available in Near-Real-Time.
Product of meteorological interest available on the GTS through the Regional Telecommunication Hub (RTH) of Rome.
Orbit
Sunsynchronous orbit
Altitude
785 km
ECT
10:30 desc
Space agency
ESA
Status
Inactive
Details on Status (as
available)
PRARE failed soon after launch.
Launch
17 Jul 1991
EOL
10 Mar 2000
Last update:
2022-05-13
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
ERS-1
Acronym
Full name
AMI-SAR
Active Microwave Instrument - Synthetic Aperture Antenna
AMI-SCAT
Active Microwave Instrument - Scatterometer
ATSR
Along-Track Scanning Radiometer
LRR
Laser Retro-Reflector
PRARE
Precise Range And Range-rate Equipment
RA
Radar Altimeter
Show instrument status and calibration
Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
ERS-1
* 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
RA
active
13800 - 13800 MHz
N/R kHz
-
A
Ku-band radar altimeter
ATSR/MWR
passive
23800 MHz
400000 kHz
-
A
Water vapour channel (supporting altimeter)
ATSR/MWR
passive
36500 MHz
400000 kHz
-
A
Window channel (supporting altimeter)
AMI-SCAT
active
5300 - 5300 MHz
N/R kHz
-
A
C-band scatterometer
AMI-SAR
active
5300 - 5300 MHz
N/R kHz
-
A
C-band SAR