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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
Orbit
Drifting orbit
Altitude
891 km
Inclination
78
°
Space agency
NASA
, CNES
Status
Planned
Details on Status (as
available)
Launch
Nov 2022
EOL
≥2026
Last update:
2022-06-20
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
Show instrument status and calibration
Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
SWOT
* The information in this field is estimated or assumed
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)