WMO OSCAR | Satellite: SCISAT-1

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

Science Satellite / Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment
- SCISAT-1 (2003 - 2024)

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

Satellite payload

All known instruments flying on SCISAT-1

Instrument	Full name	Start date	EOL date	Status	NRT data	Instrument landing page	Comments
ACE-FTS	Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment - Fourier Transform Spectrometer	27 Nov 2003	≥2024 *	Active
MAESTRO	Measurements of Aerosol Extinction in the Stratosphere and Troposphere Retrieved by Occultation	27 Nov 2003	≥2024 *	Degraded			NIR band is not nominal since 13 August 2008, and SNR in UV and VIS is degrading since the early days. Timing issue makes co-registration difficult. Still providing useful data

* The information in this field is estimated or assumed