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EarthCARE
Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer
Launched in:
2024
Repeat cycle:
25 days
Orbit height:
393 km
Orbit type:
Sun Synchronous
Organisation:
ESA
Launch planned for May 2024
EarthCARE websites
Information
ESA - EarthCARE site
ESA Earth Online - EarthCARE
JAXA EORC - EarthCare
JAXA - EarthCARE
SSTL - Missions in build
On Board Sensors
BBR (Broadband radiometer)
Information
ESA - EarthCARE site
Data ordering
Sensor Bands
Band
Wavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
CPR (Cloud Profiling Radar)
Information
Colorado State Univ - CloudSat
JAXA - EarthCARE
Data ordering
Colorado State Univ - CloudSat data processing
Sensor Bands
Band
Wavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
Band 94GHz (SAR-W)
MSI-EarthCARE (Multispectral Imager (EarthCARE))
Information
Data ordering
Sensor Bands
Band
Wavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
Band 1 (VIS)
0.66 to 0.68
0.02
500
150
Band 2 (NIR)
0.855 to 0.875
0.02
500
150
Band 3 (SWIR)
1.625 to 1.675
0.05
500
150
Band 4 (SWIR)
2.16 to 2.26
0.1
500
150
Band 5 (TIR)
8.35 to 9.25
0.9
500
150
Band 6 (TIR)
10.35 to 11.25
0.9
500
150
Band 7 (TIR)
11.55 to 12.45
0.9
500
150
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