{"ob_id":6592,"computationComponent":[{"ob_id":6587,"uuid":"cb4d4925748f40bc95bd6b718deea611","title":"DETAILS NEEDED - COMPUTATION CREATED FOR SATELLITE COMPOSITE. deployed on European Remote Sensing satellite (ERS-1)","abstract":"This computation involved: DETAILS NEEDED - COMPUTATION CREATED FOR SATELLITE COMPOSITE. deployed on European Remote Sensing satellite (ERS-1).  European Remote Sensing satellite, ERS-1, launched in 1991, was ESA's first Earth Observation satellite (polar orbiting); it carried a comprehensive payload including an imaging Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), a radar altimeter and other powerful instruments to measure ocean surface temperature and winds at sea. ERS-2, which overlapped with ERS-1, was launched in 1995 with an additional sensor for atmospheric ozone research. ERS 1 was taken out of action in 2000 after nine years of service.\n\n<div property=\"cedacat:introduction\">\n<div class=\"introduction\">Introduction</div>\n<p>European Remote Sensing satellite, ERS-1, launched in 1991, was ESA's first Earth Observation satellite (polar orbiting); it carried a comprehensive payload including an imaging Active Microwave Instrument-Synthetic Aperture Radar (AMI-SAR), a radar altimeter and other powerful instruments to measure ocean surface temperature and winds at sea. ERS-2, which overlapped with ERS-1, was launched in 1995 with an additional sensor for atmospheric ozone research. ERS 1 was taken out of action in 2000 after nine years of service.</p>\n\n<h3>Orbital Parameters</h3>\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n\n<tr>\n<th>Launch</th>\n<td>1991-07-17</td>\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\n<th>Orbit type</th>\n<td>Polar, sun-synchronous</td>\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\n<th>Orbital Period</th>\n<td>100 minutes</td>\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\n<th>Repeat Period</th>\n<td>35 days</td>\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\n<th>Altitude</th>\n<td>782–785km</td>\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\n<th>Inclination</th>\n<td>98.5 degrees</td>\n</tr>\n\n</tbody>\n</table> \n</div>","keywords":"","inputDescription":null,"outputDescription":null,"softwareReference":null,"identifier_set":[]}],"acquisitionComponent":[{"ob_id":6591,"independentInstrument":[],"instrumentplatformpair_set":[{"ob_id":2209,"platform":"https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/platforms/6588/?format=json","instrument":"https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/instruments/8063/?format=json","relatedTo":{"ob_id":6591,"uuid":"92449a2c20834a2287b57c1738498b53","short_code":"acq"}}]}],"identifier_set":[],"responsiblepartyinfo_set":[]}