FSSCat A & B (Cat 5A & 5B)

Launch data: Designation  FSSCat A  FSSCat B NORAD-ID     Int. code  20061  20061 Launch date  03 Sep 2020 - 01:51 UTC Launch site  Ko, ELV Launch vehicle  Vega Mission  Earth observation, Imaging Earth orbit: Perigee / Apogee  533 x 535 km Inclination   97.5° Period   min Decay

Spacecraft data:

Description:

• The mission is to collect data to complement the Copernicus Sentinels and, in particular, to support the Copernicus Land and Marine Environment services using a state-of-the-art dual microwave payload as well as a multispectral optical payload. Also it is to demonstrate Inter-Satellite Links (ISL) with a Laser Communication Payload.
• Mission designed to perform ocean altimetry by means of Global Navigation Satellite Systems Reflectometry (GNSS-R). The main payload is the novel dual-band altimeter P(Y) & C/A ReflectOmeter (PYCARO). Proposing to downlink on 145MHz using 9k6 BPSK and on 2.4GHz using GMSK up to 100kbps. Downlinks on 145.970MHz and 2401.00MHz have been coordinated.