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Orbview-2
Orbview-2
Also known as SeaStar
Launched in:
1997
Out of service since:
2010
Repeat cycle:
16 days
Orbit height:
705 km
Orbit type:
Sun Synchronous
Stopped communicating in Dec 2010. Mission ended Feb 2011.
Orbview-2 websites
Information
Northrop Grumman - Commercial Imaging Satellites
Data ordering
NASA Goddard - SeaWiFS data
ESA Earth Online - Search
NASA EarthData - Search
NASA Goddard - Ocean Color Web
On Board Sensors
SeaWiFS (Sea viewing Wide Field Sensor)
Information
IOCCG - Historical Ocean-Colour Sensors
NASA Goddard - Seastar / SeaWiFS
NASA Goddard - SeaWiFS project
Data ordering
NASA EarthData - Search
NASA Giovanni (data and visualisation)
NASA Goddard - Ocean Color Web
NASA Goddard - SeaWiFS data
Sensor Bands
Band
Wavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
Band 1 (VIS)
0.402 to 0.422
1100 (4500)
2801 (1502)
1
Band 2 (VIS)
0.433 to 0.453
1100 (4500)
2801 (1502)
1
Band 3 (VIS)
0.48 to 0.5
1100 (4500)
2801 (1502)
1
Band 4 (VIS)
0.5 to 0.52
1100 (4500)
2801 (1502)
1
Band 5 (VIS)
0.545 to 0.565
1100 (4500)
2801 (1502)
1
Band 6 (VIS)
0.66 to 0.68
1100 (4500)
2801 (1502)
1
Band 7 (VIS)
0.745 to 0.785
1100 (4500)
2801 (1502)
1
Band 8 (NIR)
0.845 to 0.885
1100 (4500)
2801 (1502)
1
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