The individual sensors, launcher (Ariane) and platform are defined. Payloads A and B are described with emphasis on an ocean color monitor, imaging microwave radiometer, synthetic aperture radar and supporting units. Orbits and coverage, configuration options, power and mission profile and data handling are detailed. Satisfaction of payload power remains the most severe problem (for the power subsystem parameters considered) for payload A unless the operating duty cycles are restricted which can be accommodated within the ARIANE shroud. Sufficient mass margin (over 100 kg) exists to allow the inclusion of additional small instruments. These have to operate infrequently or at very low average power to avoid further aggravating the power problem. Wideband type tape recorders (around 5-10 GB capacity) should be carried to provide reasonable orbit cover. For Payload B, the provisional scatterometer parameters (notably power and data) appear to be very demanding. Consequently, the duty cycles of operation of other instruments have to be severely restricted if the scatterometer operates frequently.


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    Title :

    Coastal Oceans Monitoring Satellite System (Comss) System Evaluation Study


    Publication date :

    1981


    Size :

    131 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English