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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
Launched 28 May 2024
EarthCARE websites
Information
ESA - EarthCARE site
ESA Earth Online - EarthCARE
JAXA EORC - EarthCare
JAXA - EarthCARE
SSTL - Missions in build
JAXA / ESA: EarthCARE launch site
Data ordering
ESA Earth Online - Missions
ESA - EarthCARE data
ESA - Introduction EarthCARE DISC
On Board Sensors
ATLID (High spectral resolution LIDAR)
Information
Data ordering
Sensor Bands
Band
Wavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
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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