Sciamachy 4 Years in Orbit – Instrument Operations and In-flight Performance Status
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SCIAMACHY on ENVISAT has now successfully operated 4 years in space. The ambitious scientific objectives required an operations concept which fully exploits the instrument flexibility but keeps the operational effort to an acceptable minimum. The concept, which had been developed in phase C/D, proved its capabilities in-flight and ensures that SCIAMACHY generates a continuous stream of high-quality scientific measurement data. The current in-flight performance of the instrument shows an excellent status with only a few minor in-flight non-conformances. From a technical point of view SCIAMACHY is well prepared for an extension of the mission.
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