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ENVISAT
ENVISAT
Launched in:
2002
Out of service since:
2012
Repeat cycle:
35 days
Orbit height:
783 km
Orbit type:
Sun Synchronous
Organisation:
ESA
The Envisat mission ended on 8 April 2012, following the unexpected loss of contact with the satellite.
ENVISAT websites
Information
ESA Earth Online - ENVISAT
ESA - ENVISAT overview
DLR - ENVISAT Project
DLR - World Data Center Atmosphere
Data ordering
KNMI Data Centre
ESA Earth Online - ENVISAT data
Copernicus - Marine env. & monit. Service
ESA/CNES - BRAT: Broadview Radar Altimetry Toolbox
CNES Aviso - Products guide
ESA Earth Online - Online dissemination
On Board Sensors
AATSR (Advanced Along Track Scanning Radiometer)
Information
DLR - World Data Center Atmosphere
ESA Earth Online - ENVISAT
Data ordering
Copernicus - Marine env. & monit. Service
ESA Earth Online - ENVISAT data
Sensor Bands
Band
Wavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
Band 1 (MWIR)
3.7
1000
512
Band 2 (TIR)
10.8
1000
512
Band 3 (TIR)
12
1000
512
Band 4 (VIS)
0.555
1000
512
Band 5 (VIS)
0.659
1000
512
Band 6 (NIR)
0.865
1000
512
Band 7 (SWIR)
1.61
1000
512
ASAR (Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar)
Information
ESA Earth Online - ENVISAT
Data ordering
ESA Earth Online - Online dissemination
Sensor Bands
Band
Wavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
Band C (5.3 GHz) (SAR-C)
30 (150)
56 (406)
DORIS (Doppler Orbitography and Radiopositioning Integrated by Satellite)
Information
CNES Aviso - Altimetry
CNES Aviso - DORIS
ESA Earth Online - ENVISAT
Data ordering
Sensor Bands
Band
Wavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
Band 1 (2.03625 GHz) (Radio)
Band 2 (401.25 MHz) (Radio)
GOMOS (Global Ozone Monitoring by Occultation of Stars)
Information
DLR - World Data Center Atmosphere
ESA Earth Online - ENVISAT
Data ordering
Sensor Bands
Band
Wavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
Band 1 (UVIS) (UV)
0.25 to 0.675
Band 2 (NIR1) (VIS)
0.756 to 0.773
Band 3 (NIR2) (NIR)
0.926 to 0.952
MERIS (Medium Resolution Imaging Specrometer Instrument)
Information
DLR - World Data Center Atmosphere
ESA Earth Online - ENVISAT
ESA Earth Online - MERIS User Guide
IOCCG - Historical Ocean-Colour Sensors
Data ordering
Copernicus - Marine env. & monit. Service
ESA Earth Online - ENVISAT data
NASA Goddard - Ocean Color Web
Sensor Bands
Band
Wavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
Band 1 (VIS)
0.4125
0.01
300 (1200)
1150 (575)
3
Band 2 (VIS)
0.4425
0.01
300 (1200)
1150 (575)
3
Band 3 (VIS)
0.49
0.01
300 (1200)
1150 (575)
3
Band 4 (VIS)
0.51
0.01
300 (1200)
1150 (575)
3
Band 5 (VIS)
0.56
0.01
300 (1200)
1150 (575)
3
Band 6 (VIS)
0.62
0.01
300 (1200)
1150 (575)
3
Band 7 (VIS)
0.665
0.01
300 (1200)
1150 (575)
3
Band 8 (VIS)
0.68125
0.0075
300 (1200)
1150 (575)
3
Band 9 (VIS)
0.70875
0.01
300 (1200)
1150 (575)
3
Band 10 (VIS)
0.75375
0.0075
300 (1200)
1150 (575)
3
Band 11 (VIS)
0.760625
0.0025
300 (1200)
1150 (575)
3
Band 12 (VIS)
0.77825
0.015
300 (1200)
1150 (575)
3
Band 13 (NIR)
0.865
0.02
300 (1200)
1150 (575)
3
Band 14 (NIR)
0.885
0.01
300 (1200)
1150 (575)
3
Band 15 (NIR)
0.9
0.01
300 (1200)
1150 (575)
3
MIPAS (Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding)
Information
DLR - World Data Center Atmosphere
ESA Earth Online - ENVISAT
Data ordering
Sensor Bands
Band
Wavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
Band 1 (NIR)
0.685 to 0.97
3000 (30000)
Band 2 (NIR)
1.02 to 1.17
3000 (30000)
Band 3 (NIR)
1.215 to 1.5
3000 (30000)
Band 4 (SWIR)
1.57 to 1.75
3000 (30000)
Band 5 (SWIR)
1.82 to 2.41
3000 (30000)
MWR (Microwave Radiometer)
Information
ESA Earth Online - ENVISAT
ESA Earth Online - ERS missions
Sentinel 3 - Altimetry MWR
Data ordering
Sensor Bands
Band
Wavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
Band 1 (23.8 GHz) (Microwave)
Band 2 (36.5 GHz) (Microwave)
RA-2 (Radio Altimeter)
Information
ESA Earth Online - ENVISAT
Data ordering
Sensor Bands
Band
Wavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
Band 1 (320 MHz) (Radio)
Band 2 (80 MHz) (Radio)
Band 3 (20 MHz) (Radio)
SCIAMACHY (Scanning Imaging Absorption Spectrometer for Atmospheric Chartography)
Information
DLR - World Data Center Atmosphere
ESA - SCIAMACHY sensor description
Data ordering
KNMI Data Centre
Sensor Bands
Band
Wavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
Band 1 (UV)
0.24 to 0.314
(960)
3
Band 2 (UV)
0.309 to 0.405
(960)
3
Band 3 (VIS)
0.394 to 0.62
(960)
3
Band 4 (VIS)
0.604 to 0.805
(960)
3
Band 5 (NIR)
0.785 to 1.05
(960)
3
Band 6 (NIR)
1 to 1.75
(960)
3
Band 7 (SWIR)
1.94 to 2.04
(960)
3
Band 8 (SWIR)
2.265 to 2.38
(960)
3
Band PMD 1 (UV)
0.32 to 0.38
(960)
3
Band PMD 2 (VIS)
0.45 to 0.52
(960)
3
Band PMD 3 (VIS)
0.62 to 0.7
(960)
3
Band PMD 4 (NIR)
0.8 to 0.9
(960)
3
Band PMD 5 (SWIR)
1.5 to 1.7
(960)
3
Band PMD 6 (SWIR)
2.265 to 2.38
(960)
3
Band PMD 7 (NIR)
0.8 to 0.9
(960)
3
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