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Satellite:
SCISAT-1
Satellite details
Acronym
SCISAT-1
Full name
Scientific Satellite -1
Satellite Description
Single flight unit of the SCISAT/ACE programme.
Main missions: chemistry of the upper atmosphere.
Mass at launch
152 kg
Dry mass
Power
75 W
Data access link
no link provided
Data access information
Data distributed by the CSA Science Operations Centre (SOC), based at the University of Waterloo.
Orbit
Drifting orbit
Altitude
650 km
Inclination
73.9
°
Space agency
CSA
, NASA
Status
Operational
Details on Status (as
available)
Launch
13 Aug 2003
EOL
≥2024
Last update:
2021-09-03
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
SCISAT-1
Acronym
Full name
ACE-FTS
Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment - Fourier Transform Spectrometer
MAESTRO
Measurements of Aerosol Extinction in the Stratosphere and Troposphere Retrieved by Occultation
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Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
SCISAT-1
* The information in this field is estimated or assumed