Parasol (satellite)
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| Mission type | Earth Observation |
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| SATCAT no. | Template:Wd |
| Website | https://parasol.cnes.fr/en/PARASOL/index.htm |
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| Spacecraft properties | |
| Launch mass | 120 kg |
| Dry mass | 115 kg |
| Power | 180 watts |
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| Expedition | |
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| Start of mission | |
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| Rocket | Ariana-5G+ |
| Launch site | Kourou, French Guiana |
| Contractor | b |
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| End of mission | |
| Deactivated | December 18, 2013 |
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| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Sun-synchronous |
| Altitude | 705 km |
| Inclination | 98.21° |
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PARASOL (Polarization & Anisotropy of Reflectances for Atmospheric Sciences coupled with Observations from a Lidar) was a French-built Earth observing research satellite. It carried an instrument called POLDER, which studied the radiative and microphysical properties of clouds and aerosols.
History
PARASOL was launched from the French spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana on December 18, 2004, by an Ariane 5 G+.
It flew in formation in the "A Train" constellation with several other satellites (Aqua, CALIPSO, CloudSat and Aura). These satellites had, for the first time ever, combined a full suite of instruments for observing clouds and aerosols, from passive radiometers to active lidar and radar sounders.
On 2 December 2009, PARASOL was maneuvered out of the A-Train, dropping some 4 km below the other satellites by early January 2010.[1]
The satellite's mission was formally ended exactly 9 years after launch on December 18, 2013.[2]
External links
References
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- ^ The PARASOL Satellite Moving Off the A-Train's Track Script error: No such module "webarchive"., Angelita Kelly & Rob Gutro, Goddard Space Flight Center, 4 January 2009, accessed 6 January 2009
- ^ PARASOL eoPortal Directory accessed 14 June 2016
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