WMO OSCAR | Satellite: Picard

Satellite: Picard

Satellite details

Acronym	Picard
Full name	Picard
WIGOS Station Identifier	---
Satellite Description	Single flight unit of the Picard programme. Main mission: solar spectral irradiance.
Mass at launch	143 kg	Dry mass
Power	185 W
Data access link	no link provided
Data access information	Data available from the Picard Scientific Mission Center-Picard (CMS-P), Brussels
Orbit	Sunsynchronous orbit	Altitude	725 km
ECT	06:00 asc

Space agency	CNES
Status	Inactive
Details on Status (as available)
Launch	15 Jun 2010	EOL	04 Apr 2014
Last update:	2017-01-05

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 Picard

Acronym	Full name
PREMOS	Precision Monitoring of Solar variability
SODISM	Solar Diameter Imager and Surface Mapper
SOVAP	Solar Constant Variability, Picard

Satellite payload

All known instruments flying on Picard

Instrument	Full name	Start date	EOL date	Status
PREMOS	Precision Monitoring of Solar variability	08 Oct 2010	04 Apr 2014	Inactive
SODISM	Solar Diameter Imager and Surface Mapper	08 Oct 2010	04 Apr 2014	Inactive
SOVAP	Solar Constant Variability, Picard	08 Oct 2010	04 Apr 2014	Inactive

* The information in this field is estimated or assumed