---
aliases:
  - context: instrumentID
    lexicon: ceos
    term: 154
    url: http://database.eohandbook.com/database/instrumentsummary.aspx?instrumentID=154
  - context: Instrument
    lexicon: ceos
    term: ARGOS-3
    url: http://database.eohandbook.com/database/instrumentindex.aspx#A
cited_by: []
contributors:
  - display_name: "Contributor : Centre National D'études Spatiales  "
    href: http://52.38.26.42:8080/contributor/3715.yaml
    id: 3715
    organization:
      country_code: FR
      display_name: "Centre National D'études Spatiales "
      identifier: centre-national-d-etudes-spatiales
      name: "Centre National D'études Spatiales "
      organization_type_identifier: national
      type: organization
      url: http://www.cnes.fr
    organization_uri: /organization/centre-national-d-etudes-spatiales
    person: {}
    person_id: ~
    person_uri: ~
    role_type_identifier: contributor
    uri: /contributor/3715
  - display_name: 'Contributor : National Aeronautics and Space Administration '
    href: http://52.38.26.42:8080/contributor/3713.yaml
    id: 3713
    organization:
      country_code: US
      display_name: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
      identifier: national-aeronautics-space-administration
      name: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
      organization_type_identifier: federal
      type: organization
      url: http://www.nasa.gov
    organization_uri: /organization/national-aeronautics-space-administration
    person: {}
    person_id: ~
    person_uri: ~
    role_type_identifier: contributor
    uri: /contributor/3713
description: Data collection system
description_attribution: ~
display_name: argos-3
files: []
href: http://52.38.26.42:8080/instrument/argos-3.yaml
identifier: argos-3
name: ARGOS-3
parents: []
platforms:
  - description: "MetOp-A is Europe's first polar-orbiting (LEO) satellite dedicated to operational meteorology. The MetOp program was originally planned as a much larger satellite concept, called POEM (Polar-Orbit Earth-Observation Mission), a successor mission series to ERS-1/2 on the Columbus Polar Platform (PPF design)."
    description_attribution: "MetOp-A is Europe's first polar-orbiting (LEO) satellite dedicated to operational meteorology. The MetOp program was originally planned as a much larger satellite concept, called POEM (Polar-Orbit Earth-Observation Mission), a successor mission series to ERS-1/2 on the Columbus Polar Platform (PPF design)."
    identifier: meteorological-operational-polar-satellite-a
    name: 'Meteorological Operational Polar Satellite - A'
    uri: /platform/meteorological-operational-polar-satellite-a
  - description: 'The 5th generation series of POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites) started with NOAA-K (NOAA-15) which was launched on a Titan II vehicle on May 13, 1998 from VAFB, CA into a morning orbit to replace the aging NOAA-12 satellite.'
    description_attribution: 'The 5th generation series of POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites) started with NOAA-K (NOAA-15) which was launched on a Titan II vehicle on May 13, 1998 from VAFB, CA into a morning orbit to replace the aging NOAA-12 satellite.'
    identifier: national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-10
    name: 'National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 10'
    uri: /platform/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-10
  - description: 'The 5th generation series of POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites) started with NOAA-K (NOAA-15) which was launched on a Titan II vehicle on May 13, 1998 from VAFB, CA into a morning orbit to replace the aging NOAA-12 satellite.'
    description_attribution: 'The 5th generation series of POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites) started with NOAA-K (NOAA-15) which was launched on a Titan II vehicle on May 13, 1998 from VAFB, CA into a morning orbit to replace the aging NOAA-12 satellite.'
    identifier: national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-12
    name: 'National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 12'
    uri: /platform/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-12
  - description: 'The 5th generation series of POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites) started with NOAA-K (NOAA-15) which was launched on a Titan II vehicle on May 13, 1998 from VAFB, CA into a morning orbit to replace the aging NOAA-12 satellite.'
    description_attribution: 'The 5th generation series of POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites) started with NOAA-K (NOAA-15) which was launched on a Titan II vehicle on May 13, 1998 from VAFB, CA into a morning orbit to replace the aging NOAA-12 satellite.'
    identifier: national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-13
    name: 'National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 13'
    uri: /platform/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-13
  - description: 'The 5th generation series of POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites) started with NOAA-K (NOAA-15) which was launched on a Titan II vehicle on May 13, 1998 from VAFB, CA into a morning orbit to replace the aging NOAA-12 satellite.'
    description_attribution: 'The 5th generation series of POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites) started with NOAA-K (NOAA-15) which was launched on a Titan II vehicle on May 13, 1998 from VAFB, CA into a morning orbit to replace the aging NOAA-12 satellite.'
    identifier: national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-14
    name: 'National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 14'
    uri: /platform/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-14
  - description: "MetOp-A is Europe's first polar-orbiting (LEO) satellite dedicated to operational meteorology. The MetOp program was originally planned as a much larger satellite concept, called POEM (Polar-Orbit Earth-Observation Mission), a successor mission series to ERS-1/2 on the Columbus Polar Platform (PPF design)."
    description_attribution: "MetOp-A is Europe's first polar-orbiting (LEO) satellite dedicated to operational meteorology. The MetOp program was originally planned as a much larger satellite concept, called POEM (Polar-Orbit Earth-Observation Mission), a successor mission series to ERS-1/2 on the Columbus Polar Platform (PPF design)."
    identifier: meteorological-operational-polar-satellite-b
    name: 'Meteorological Operational Polar Satellite - B'
    uri: /platform/meteorological-operational-polar-satellite-b
  - description: 'The 5th generation series of POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites) started with NOAA-K (NOAA-15) which was launched on a Titan II vehicle on May 13, 1998 from VAFB, CA into a morning orbit to replace the aging NOAA-12 satellite.'
    description_attribution: 'The 5th generation series of POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites) started with NOAA-K (NOAA-15) which was launched on a Titan II vehicle on May 13, 1998 from VAFB, CA into a morning orbit to replace the aging NOAA-12 satellite.'
    identifier: national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-11
    name: 'National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 11'
    uri: /platform/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-11
  - description: 'The 5th generation series of POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites) started with NOAA-K (NOAA-15) which was launched on a Titan II vehicle on May 13, 1998 from VAFB, CA into a morning orbit to replace the aging NOAA-12 satellite.'
    description_attribution: 'The 5th generation series of POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites) started with NOAA-K (NOAA-15) which was launched on a Titan II vehicle on May 13, 1998 from VAFB, CA into a morning orbit to replace the aging NOAA-12 satellite.'
    identifier: national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-17
    name: 'National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 17'
    uri: /platform/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-17
  - description: 'The 5th generation series of POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites) started with NOAA-K (NOAA-15) which was launched on a Titan II vehicle on May 13, 1998 from VAFB, CA into a morning orbit to replace the aging NOAA-12 satellite.'
    description_attribution: 'The 5th generation series of POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites) started with NOAA-K (NOAA-15) which was launched on a Titan II vehicle on May 13, 1998 from VAFB, CA into a morning orbit to replace the aging NOAA-12 satellite.'
    identifier: national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-18
    name: 'National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 18'
    uri: /platform/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-18
  - description: 'The 5th generation series of POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites) started with NOAA-K (NOAA-15) which was launched on a Titan II vehicle on May 13, 1998 from VAFB, CA into a morning orbit to replace the aging NOAA-12 satellite.'
    description_attribution: 'The 5th generation series of POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites) started with NOAA-K (NOAA-15) which was launched on a Titan II vehicle on May 13, 1998 from VAFB, CA into a morning orbit to replace the aging NOAA-12 satellite.'
    identifier: national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-19
    name: 'National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 19'
    uri: /platform/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-19
  - description: 'The 5th generation series of POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites) started with NOAA-K (NOAA-15) which was launched on a Titan II vehicle on May 13, 1998 from VAFB, CA into a morning orbit to replace the aging NOAA-12 satellite.'
    description_attribution: 'The 5th generation series of POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites) started with NOAA-K (NOAA-15) which was launched on a Titan II vehicle on May 13, 1998 from VAFB, CA into a morning orbit to replace the aging NOAA-12 satellite.'
    identifier: national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-9
    name: 'National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 9'
    uri: /platform/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-9
  - description: 'The 5th generation series of POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites) started with NOAA-K (NOAA-15) which was launched on a Titan II vehicle on May 13, 1998 from VAFB, CA into a morning orbit to replace the aging NOAA-12 satellite.'
    description_attribution: 'The 5th generation series of POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites) started with NOAA-K (NOAA-15) which was launched on a Titan II vehicle on May 13, 1998 from VAFB, CA into a morning orbit to replace the aging NOAA-12 satellite.'
    identifier: national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-15
    name: 'National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 15'
    uri: /platform/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-15
  - description: 'The 5th generation series of POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites) started with NOAA-K (NOAA-15) which was launched on a Titan II vehicle on May 13, 1998 from VAFB, CA into a morning orbit to replace the aging NOAA-12 satellite.'
    description_attribution: 'The 5th generation series of POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites) started with NOAA-K (NOAA-15) which was launched on a Titan II vehicle on May 13, 1998 from VAFB, CA into a morning orbit to replace the aging NOAA-12 satellite.'
    identifier: national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-16
    name: 'National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 16'
    uri: /platform/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-16
  - description: 'SARAL is a cooperative altimetry technology mission of ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) and CNES (Space Agency of France). In this setup, CNES is providing the payload module consisting of the AltiKa altimeter, DORIS, LRA, and Argos-3 DCS (Data Collection System), and the payload data reception and processing functions, while ISRO is responsible for the platform, launch, and operations of the spacecraft. A CNES/ISRO MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) on the SARAL mission was signed on Feb. 23, 2007.'
    description_attribution: 'SARAL is a cooperative altimetry technology mission of ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) and CNES (Space Agency of France). In this setup, CNES is providing the payload module consisting of the AltiKa altimeter, DORIS, LRA, and Argos-3 DCS (Data Collection System), and the payload data reception and processing functions, while ISRO is responsible for the platform, launch, and operations of the spacecraft. A CNES/ISRO MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) on the SARAL mission was signed on Feb. 23, 2007.'
    identifier: satellite-with-argos-and-altika
    name: Satellite with ARgos and ALtiKa
    uri: /platform/satellite-with-argos-and-altika
references: []
type: instrument
uri: /instrument/argos-3