BackForward Satellite: SWOT 

Satellite details
Acronym SWOT
Full name Surface Water and Ocean Topography
Satellite Description
  • Single flight unit of the SWOT programme.
  • Main missions: ocean topography and waves, hydrology (inner land water).
Mass at launch Dry mass
Power
Data access link no link provided
Data access information
  • TBD.
Orbit Drifting orbit Altitude 891 km
Inclination 78 °

 

Space agency NASA , CNES
Status Planned
Details on Status
(as available)
Launch ≥2023 EOL ≥2026
Last update: 2021-06-14
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 SWOT

Acronym Full name
Altimeter Altimeter
KaRIN Ka-band Radar Interferometer
MW radiometer Microwave radiometer
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Telecommunication frequency or microwave sensing channel information Show expert details
Service Dir or Mode Frequency Emission designator Bandwidth Polarisation D/A Data rate or Baseband Comments
Altimeter active 5300 - 5300 MHz N/R  kHz - A   C-band radar altimeter
Altimeter active 13580 - 13580 MHz N/R  kHz - A   Ku-band radar altimeter
KaRIN active 35500 - 35500 MHz N/R  kHz - A   Ka-band radar altimeter
MW radiometer passive 18700 MHz 200000  kHz - A   Window channel (supporting altimeters)
MW radiometer passive 23800 MHz 400000  kHz - A   Water vapour channel (supporting altimeters)
MW radiometer passive 34000 MHz 400000  kHz - A   Window channel (supporting altimeters)