WFC

Wide-Field Camera

Satellite

CALIPSO

Status

Operational – Utilised in the period: 2006 to ~ 2009

Mission

VIS imagery to support the CALIPSO mission (main instrument: CALIOP, nadir-viewing)

Instrument type

Single VIS channel (620-670 nm), SNR = …. @ …. % albedo

Scanning technique

Push-broom, swath 60 km surrounding the CALIOP viewing area

Coverage/cycle

Global coverage in 16 d (orbit repeat cycle) for cells of 100 km side

Resolution (s.s.p.)

125 m

Resources

Mass: … kg - Power: … W - Data rate: 26 kbps