WMO OSCAR | Satellite: TOPEX-Poseidon

Satellite: TOPEX-Poseidon

Satellite details

Acronym	TOPEX-Poseidon
Full name	Topography Experiment - Positioning,Ocean,Solid Earth, Ice Dynamics, Orbital Navigator
Satellite Description	Single flight unit of the TOPEX-Poseidon programme. Main mission: ocean altimetry. Substantial contribution to Solid Earth.
Mass at launch	2388 kg	Dry mass	2116 kg
Power	3400 W
Data access link	no link provided
Data access information	Data availble from NASA/JPL or CNES/AVISO.
Orbit	Drifting orbit	Altitude	1336 km
Inclination	66 °

Space agency	NASA , CNES
Status	Inactive
Details on Status (as available)
Launch	10 Aug 1992	EOL	09 Oct 2005
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 TOPEX-Poseidon

Acronym	Full name
DORIS	Doppler Orbitography and Radiopositioning Integrated by Satellite
GPSDR	GPS Demonstration Receiver
LRA	Laser Retroreflector Array
SSALT	Single-frequency Solid-state Altimeter
TMR	TOPEX Microwave Radiometer
NRA	NASA Radar Altimeter

Satellite payload

All known instruments flying on TOPEX-Poseidon

Instrument	Full name	Start date	EOL date	Status
DORIS	Doppler Orbitography and Radiopositioning Integrated by Satellite	Nov 1992 *	09 Oct 2005	N/A
GPSDR	GPS Demonstration Receiver	Nov 1992 *	09 Oct 2005	N/A
LRA	Laser Retroreflector Array	Nov 1992 *	09 Oct 2005	N/A
SSALT	Single-frequency Solid-state Altimeter	Nov 1992 *	09 Oct 2005	N/A
TMR	TOPEX Microwave Radiometer	Nov 1992 *	09 Oct 2005	N/A
NRA	NASA Radar Altimeter	Nov 1992 *	09 Oct 2005	N/A

* The information in this field is estimated or assumed