WMO OSCAR | Satellite: ScatSat-1

Satellite: ScatSat-1

Satellite details

Acronym	ScatSat-1
Full name	ScatSat-1
WIGOS Station Identifier	---
Satellite Description	Gap-filler for the OSCAT instrument of OceanSat-2. Main mission: sea-surface wind.
Mass at launch	371 kg	Dry mass
Power	750 W
Data access link	https://mosdac.gov.in/
Data access information	NRT product access under implementation by ISRO and EUMETSAT Data routinely available from MOSDAC ftp server, access from MOSDAC homepage
Orbit	Sunsynchronous orbit	Altitude	732 km
ECT	08:45 desc

Space agency	ISRO
Status	Inactive
Details on Status (as available)
Launch	26 Sep 2016	EOL	28 Feb 2021
Last update:	2021-06-10

Associated satellite programme and related satellites

Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational , blue tag : future

Satellite for the Ocean
- OceanSat-1 (IRS-P4) (1999 - 2010)
- OceanSat-2 (2009 - 2023)
- OceanSat-3 (EOS-06) (2022 - 2027)
- OceanSat-3A (2025 - 2030)
- ScatSat-1 (2016 - 2021)

Satellite Payload

All known Instruments flying on ScatSat-1

Acronym	Full name
OSCAT	OceanSat Scatterometer

Satellite payload

All known instruments flying on ScatSat-1

Instrument	Full name	Start date	EOL date	Status	NRT data	Data latency (mins)	Instrument calibration	Comments
OSCAT	OceanSat Scatterometer	15 2017	28 Feb 2021	Inactive	No

* The information in this field is estimated or assumed

Satellite frequencies for Earth Observation, data transfer and platform communications and control

Earth observation MW frequencies

Service	Sensing mode	Frequency (GHz)	Bandwidth (MHz)	Polarisation	Comments
OSCAT	active	13.515 GHz - 13.515 GHz	0 MHz	-	Ku-band scatterometer