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Oceansat-2 is state-of-the-art 3-axes stabilised spacecraft with a mission life of at least 5 years. At present only OCM data is being offered to international users.
| Orbit |
Circular sun-synchronous, 98.28° inclination, 720 Km |
| Payload |
3 different payloads: OCM – Ocean Colour Monitor, Ku-band Pencil Beam Scatterometer, ROSA – Radio Occultation Sounder for Atomospheric Studies
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Spectral range |
8 bands in range of 402-885nm
Ku-band Pencil Beam Scatterometer:
Frequency:13.515 GHz,
ROSA: Frequencies of operation: L1: 1560-1590 MHz, L2: 1212-1242 MHz |
| Resolution |
OCM:IGFOV 360X236 Ku-band Pencil Beam
Scatterometer: Footprint: 26 X 46 Km in HH polarization, 31 X 65 in VV polarization
ROSA: Horizontal resolution:<300 km for temperature and humidity, vertical
resolution; 0.3 Km (Low troposphere), 1-3 Km (High Tropospere)
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| Swath |
OCM:Swath 1420km Ku-band Pencil Beam
Scatterometer: Swath:1400 Km in HH polarization, 1840 in VV polarization |
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