CERES spacecraft and instruments

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CERES spacecraft and instruments

by EarthdataForumContributor » Fri Jan 03, 2020 1:34 pm America/New_York

Which spacecraft and instruments are used for CERES?

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by asdc_user_services » Fri Jan 03, 2020 1:35 pm America/New_York

  • PFM, November 27, 1997 as part of the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) and was the first CERES instrument.
  • FM1 & FM2, December 18, 1999 into polar orbit on board the EOS flagship Terra.
  • FM3 & FM4, May 4, 2002 on board EOS Aqua.
  • FM5, October 28, 2011 on board Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (NPP) satellite.

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