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Satellite:
GCOM-C
Satellite details
Acronym
GCOM-C
Full name
Global Change Observation Mission for Climate
Satellite Description
2nd flight unit of the GCOM programme. Japanese name: ""Shikisai"
Main missions: ocean colour, vegetation processes, aerosol.
Mass at launch
2093 kg
Dry mass
1917 kg
Power
4250 W
Data access link
http://suzaku.eorc.jaxa.jp/GCOM_C/data/data.html
Data access information
Data will be available at JAXA 1 year after launch
Orbit
Sunsynchronous orbit
Altitude
798 km
ECT
10:30 asc
Space agency
JAXA
Status
Operational
Details on Status (as
available)
Launch
23 Dec 2017
EOL
≥2022
Last update:
2021-09-10
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
GCOM-C
Acronym
Full name
SGLI
Second-generation Global Imager
Show instrument status and calibration
Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
GCOM-C
* The information in this field is estimated or assumed