Payload (satellite)
SCISAT 1
OperationalLEO
Canada
CanadaSCISAT 1 is a satellite launched 2003-08-13 by Canada.
About
SCISAT-1 is a Canadian satellite designed to make observations of the Earth's atmosphere. Its main instruments are an optical Fourier transform infrared spectrometer, the ACE-FTS Instrument, and an ultraviolet spectrophotometer, MAESTRO. These devices record spectra of the Sun, as sunlight passes through the Earth's atmosphere, making analyses of the chemical elements of the atmosphere possible.
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Dotted: where it has been. Solid: the next orbit and a half. Orbit data from CelesTrak, map from NASA Blue Marble. All credits
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Facts
NORAD ID27858
International designator2003-036A
TypePayload (satellite)
StatusOperational
OwnerCanada
Launch date2003-08-13
Launch siteWRAS
Orbital period97.2 min
Inclination73.93°
Apogee630 km
Perigee619 km