VCL

Orbit:

    Inclination: 98.6º
    Eccentricity: 0.001
    Altitude: ~800km

Array Configuration:

    9 cubes arranged in a 6.25 inch diameter hemisphere.

Mission:

    Vegetation Canopy Lidar - a  mission to measure the vegetation on the earth's surface.

Status:

    Array completed and delivered. Satellite mission on hold indefinitely.

VCL LRA