CC

Cloud Camera

Satellite

Glory

Status

Close to launch - To be utilised in the period 2011 to ~ 2014

Mission

Support to the Glory APS spectrophotopolarimeter to discriminate cloud from aerosol

Instrument type

Multi-purpose imaging VIS/IR radiometer - 2 channels centred on 443 and 865 nm

Scanning technique

Pushbroom.  Swath 250 km around the sub-satellite track surrounding APS

Coverage/cycle

Global coverage in 10 days, in daylight

Resolution (s.s.p.)

500 m

Resources

Mass: 3 kg  -  Power: 10 W  -  Data rate: 216 kbps