EarthCARE Radio astronomy Sites overpasses
Output Description
| Time | Date/Time UTC YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss |
| Latitude | Latitude of spacecraft ground track (-90.0, +90.0) |
| Longitude | Longitude of spacecraft ground track (-180.0, +180.0) |
| Altitude | Spacecraft altitude (km) |
| Distance | Distance (km) between the spacecraft ground track and the ground site location |
| Azimuth | Azimuth (direction from North observer must face) to the Spacecraft |
| Elevation | Spacecraft's elevation angle above the horizon at rise (0.0), peak, and set (0.0) times |
CPR Silent start/stop times indicate that the CPR is set to non-emitting mode during this time interval.
Details for fly over pass LSPE-STRIP Canary (Spain)
Site ID: LSPESTRP
Offset applied to all times: 1.40 seconds
| Rise | Peak | Set | Cpr silent start | Cpr silent stop | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | 2024-12-16 02:43:40 | 2024-12-16 02:48:41 | 2024-12-16 02:53:42 | 2024-12-16 02:48:26 | 2024-12-16 02:48:49 |
| Latitude | 8.98625 | 28.43636 | 47.75495 | 27.46436 | 28.94845 |
| Longitude | -12.18881 | -16.12428 | -21.30926 | -15.90924 | -16.23872 |
| Altitude | 398.4 | 399.27 | 402.77 | 399.14 | 399.33 |
| Distance | 2185.51 | 40.72 | 2199.03 | 109.96 | 76.55 |
| Azimuth | 167.2 | 68.23 | 350.4 | 147.3 | 20.23 |
| Elevation | 0.0 | 83.78 | 0.0 | 73.55 | 78.4 |
Offset applied to original time: When filled, indicates that the UTC time have been refined with more accurate orbit prediction.
