April 2, 2015

Animations about the mission

instruments

Madras

Description of MADRAS instrument
Format MP4 ~22,3 Mo (ou format WMV ~17 Mo)

Functioning Principle of MADRAS instrument
Format MP4 ~29,3 Mo (ou format WMV ~13,5 Mo)

Saphir

Description of SAPHIR instrument
Format MP4 ~24,1 Mo (ou format WMV ~17 Mo)

Functioning Principle of SAPHIR instrument
Format MP4 ~35,1 Mo (ou format WMV ~17,1 Mo)

The Mission

Megha-Tropiques Mission
Format MP4 ~28 Mo (ou format WMV ~21,5 Mo)

Megha-Tropiques to understand the violent climatic phenomena


Lancement de Megha-Tropiques le 12 octobre par CNES

The French-Indian satellite should be sent in orbit from Sriharikota base, in India. It will then be the 1st to study the atmosphere and the climatic phenomena of the intertropical regions, which are still poorly known.