Title :
Poseidon 2, the new generation altimeter for JASON mission
Author :
Rey, L. ; de Chateau Thierry, P. ; Jaulhac, Y. ; Carayon, G.
Author_Institution :
Alcatel Space Ind., Toulouse, France
Abstract :
Poseidon 2 is the new spaceborne altimeter designed to follow the successful TOPEX Poseidon altimetry mission. The follow-on mission JASON is under preparation and is planned to be operational in early 2000. Alcatel Space Industrie, under CNES contract, completes the engineering and qualification model and 2 flight models. This paper provides a brief overview of the instrument and describes the results obtained during the flight model ground tests. Hardware, new subsystem characteristics and primary performance results are presented
Keywords :
geophysical equipment; radar altimetry; radar equipment; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; JASON mission; Poseidon 2; altimeter; engineering and qualification model; flight model; primary performance results; spaceborne altimeter; subsystem characteristics; Aerospace engineering; Antenna measurements; Extraterrestrial measurements; Hardware; Instruments; Performance analysis; Qualifications; Sea measurements; Telemetry; Telephony;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1999. IGARSS '99 Proceedings. IEEE 1999 International
Conference_Location :
Hamburg
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5207-6
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1999.772001
