Thursday, December 1, 2016

Sentinel 3A

 2016-011A


Ocean and medium res Land observation satellites for GMES. Sea surface topography, sea state and ecosystem monitoring. Land use and vegetation mapping. Satellite was built by TAS-F.

814 km SSO

1200 kg. Box + 1 panel 3.8 x 2.2 x 2.2m with 90 kg hydrazine.

ERS/Spot heritage bus.


S3A 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2016 Feb 16 1757:45 Launch by Rokot  PL LC133 
  T+1:58 MD2 on 
  T+2:00 St 1 MECO 
  T+2:02 St 1 sep 
  T+2:04 MD2 off 
 1800:32 T+2:48 GO sep 
  T+5:03 Stage 2 MECO 
 1802:50 T+5:05 Stage 2 sep   
 1802:55 T+5:11 Briz-M MES-1 
  T+5:12 SOZ-1 CO 
 1812:00 T+14:19? MECO-1  153 x 785  
 1912:35 T+1:18:10? MES-2 32s 
 1913:07 MECO-2  801 x 817  
 1917:22 Briz-M sep 
 1951  SOZ-3 
 1951:25 MES-3 
 1951:34  MECO-3 
 2025  SOZ-4  411 x 744  

Payload:

  • MWR Microwave radiometer

  • LRR Laser Retroreflector

  • SRAL Radar altimeter

  • OLCI Ocean Land Color Instrument (MERIS derived)

  • SLSTR Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer (AATSR derived)

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