PARASOL 1

Spacecraft nº:

France spacecraft nº: 55

Launch data: Designation  28498 / 04049G Launch date  18 Dec 2004 - 16:26 UT Launch site  Ko, ELA-3 Launch vehicle  Ariane-5G+ Mission  Remote sen Earth orbit: Perigee / Apogee  699 x 701 km Inclination  98.4° Period  98.6 min

Mission details:

• PARASOL (Polarization and Anisotropy of Reflectances for Atmospheric Science coupled with Observations from a LIDAR) is a CNES microsatellite project. This microsatellite will mainly be an instrument derived from POLDER. Its main purpose is to improve the characterization of the clouds and aerosols microphysical and radiative properties, needed to understand and model the radiative impact of clouds and aerosols.
  
  
  
• Joins Aura, Calipso, Aqua and Cloudsat in the A-Train. Improve our knowledge of the radiative and microphysical properties of clouds and aerosols.

Astrophilately covers:

Launch cancel Kourou.

Headquarter cancel Paris.