WMO OSCAR | Satellite: SeaSat

Satellite: SeaSat

Satellite details

Acronym	SeaSat
Full name	SeaSat
Satellite Description	Single flight unit of the SeaSat programme. Main mission: demonstration of passive and active MW instruments for ocean observation.
Mass at launch	2290 kg	Dry mass
Power	700 W
Data access link	no link provided
Data access information	Data available from NASA/GSFC.
Orbit	Drifting orbit	Altitude	785 km
Inclination	108 °

Space agency	NASA
Status	Inactive
Details on Status (as available)
Launch	27 Jun 1978	EOL	10 Oct 1978
Last update:	2015-07-29

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 SeaSat

Acronym	Full name
ALT	Radar Altimeter
LRR	Laser Retro-Reflector
SAR	Synthetic Aperture Radar
SASS	SeaSat-A Scatterometer System
SMMR	Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer)
VIRR	Visible and Infra Red Radiometer

Satellite payload

All known instruments flying on SeaSat

Instrument	Full name	Start date	EOL date	Status
ALT	Radar Altimeter	Sep 1978 *	10 Oct 1978	N/A
LRR	Laser Retro-Reflector	Sep 1978 *	10 Oct 1978	N/A
SAR	Synthetic Aperture Radar	Sep 1978 *	10 Oct 1978	N/A
SASS	SeaSat-A Scatterometer System	Sep 1978 *	10 Oct 1978	N/A
SMMR	Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer)	Sep 1978 *	10 Oct 1978	N/A
VIRR	Visible and Infra Red Radiometer	Sep 1978 *	10 Oct 1978	N/A

* The information in this field is estimated or assumed