ISRO-CNES SARAL/AltiKa Earth-Observation Spacecraft
Indo-French Earth-observation orbiter launched in 2013 carrying CNES AltiKa Ka-band altimeter and ARGOS payloads to measure ocean circulation and sea-surface elevation, with applications in oceanography, climate monitoring, ice, hydrology, and marine forecasting.
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Identity
- Aliases
- SARALSARAL/AltiKaSatellite with ARGOS and ALTIKAAltiKa satellite
- Family Name
- SARAL/AltiKa
- Full Name
- ISRO-CNES SARAL/AltiKa Earth-Observation Spacecraft
- Roles
- orbiterearth_observationresearch
- Status
- active
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Indo-French Earth-observation orbiter launched in 2013 carrying CNES AltiKa Ka-band altimeter and ARGOS payloads to measure ocean circulation and sea-surface elevation, with applications in oceanography, climate monitoring, ice, hydrology, and marine forecasting.
- First Flight Year
- 2,013
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.isro.gov.in/ISRO_EN/SARAL.html
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 06:34:51 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 06:34:51 UTC