Payload (satellite)
EARTHCARE: live position and orbit
OperationalEuropean Space Agency
EARTHCARE is a satellite launched 2024-05-28 by European Space Agency.
Facts
NORAD ID59908
International designator2024-101A
TypePayload (satellite)
StatusOperational
OwnerEuropean Space Agency
Launch date2024-05-28
Launch siteVandenberg, USA
Orbital period92.5 min
Inclination97.01°
Apogee397 km
Perigee395 km
About
EarthCARE, nicknamed Hakuryū, is a joint European/Japanese satellite, the sixth of ESA's Earth Explorer Programme. The main goal of the mission is the observation and characterization of clouds and aerosols as well as measuring the reflected solar radiation and the infrared radiation emitted from Earth's surface and atmosphere.