Tuesday, September 8, 2015

GPM-C

 2014-009C


Global Precipitation Measuring Mission, Core Spacecraft.

Rainfall and snowfall measurements to 0.2mm accuracy every 3 hours (cf TRMM in equatorial regions only, 0.7mm accuracy every 24 h). TRMM followon.

407 x 407 x 65 Mass 3850 kg. Box + 2 panels Launch as upper payload on H2A 202-4/4D-LS, H2A No 23. Built at GSFC


GPM-C 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2014 Feb 27  1837  Launch by H2A  Tanegashima 
  T+1:39 SRB burnout 
  T+1:48 SRB jettison, 55 km 
 1841 T+4:05 PLF jettison, 148 km 
 1843 T+6:36 MECO 
  T+6:44 St 1 sep 
  T+6:50 SEIG 
 1852 T+14:58 SECO 
 1852  T+15:49 GPM sep 
 1901 T+24:09 Shindaisat sep 
 1905 T+28:19 STARS-2 sep 
 1909 T+32:29 Teikyosat-3 sep 
 1913 T+36:39 ITF-1 sep 
 1914 T+37:59 OPUSAT sep 
 1916 T+39:19 INVADER sep 
 1917  T+40:39 KSAT-2 sep 
2014 Feb 28    92.49 387 x 405 x 65.0 
2014 Mar 26    92.43 386 x 401 x 65.0 
2014 Mar 28   Orbit raise  92.53 388 x 408 x 65.0 
2014 Apr 4   Orbit raise  92.58 392 x 409 x 65.0 
2014 May 29    92.54 391 x 406 x 65.0 
2014 Jun 1   Orbit raise  92.57 393 x 407 x 65.0 
2014 Jun 18    92.53 391 x 405 x 65.0 
2014 Jun 21   Orbit raise  92.56 393 x 406 x 65.0 
2014 Jul 9    92.53 392 x 404 x 65.0 
2014 Jul 12   Orbit raise  92.55 391 x 407 x 650 
2015 Mar   Prop depleted 
2015 Apr 8   End of science operations 
2015 Apr 15   Decommissioned 

Payload:

  • GMI GPM Microwave imager, Ball

  • DPR Dual Frequency precipitation radar

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