Doris-equipped satellites
The Doris system has been a great technical, operational and scientific success. The Doris instrument, which is already flying on a number of satellites and is being considered for several new missions, guarantees users a high-quality operational service providing precise orbit determination over the long term. With more satellites carrying the Doris instrument, the system will make more accurate than before.
Current on-orbit constellation
Currently seven Doris contributor satellites are in flight, and their measurements are available at the IDS data centers.
- OSTM/Jason-2 (Cnes/Nasa/Eumetsat/Noaa) - The Topex/Poseidon and Jason-1 follow-on ocean observation mission was launched on June 2008. Jason-2 takes on board the new DGXX Doris receiver (7-channels: beacons simultaneous tracking capability has been raised up to seven beacons, USO new generation allowing a better frequency stability while crossing SAA, a better quality of MOE and Jason-2 useful for beacons location), and LRA and GPS as tracking systems. Further information on OSTM/Jason-2.
- Cryosat-2 (ESA) was launched in April 2010 with on board a Doris DGXX Receiver + LRA, (3.5 years as nominal lifetime). Further information on Esa website.
- HY-2A (China Academy of Space), launched in August 2011 with on board a Doris DGXX + LRA + GPS (nominal life time of 3 years). Further information on M.Dejus (2012) presentation, Doris on HY-2A (pdf) at IDS worshop Venice, and on HY-2A mission.
- Saral (Cnes/Isro cooperation), launched on 2013/02/25, , with a Doris DGXX + (nominal lifetime of 5 years). Further information on Saral.
- Jason-3, launched on January 2016. Main changes from the previous Doris instrument are detailed here.
- Sentinel-3A, launched on February 2016. Further information on this mission.
- Sentinel-3B, launched on April 2018. Further information on this mission.
Satellites | Doris receiver generation | Doris redundancy | Other tracking system | Cospar # | Doris instrument end |
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Spot 2 | 1G | No | - | 9000501 | 30-Jun.-2009 |
1G | Yes | SLR+GPS | 9205201 | 1-Nov-2004 | |
Spot 3 | 1G | No | - | 9306101 | 9-Nov-1996 |
Spot 4 | 1G | No | - | 9801701 | 11-01-2013 |
Jason-1 | 2GM | Yes | SLR+GPS | 0105501 | 01-07-2013 |
Envisat | 2G | Yes | SLR | 0200901 | 8-April-2012 |
Spot 5 | 2GM | No | - | 0202101 | 11-Dec-2015 |
STPSat-1 | CITRIS | - | GPS | 0700604 | 07-Oct-2009 |
Jason-2 | DGXX | Yes | SLR+GPS | 0803201 | 10-Oct-2019 |
Cryosat-2 | DGXX | Yes | SLR | 100131 | |
HY-2A | DGXX | Yes | SLR+GPS | 110431 | 14-Sep-2020 |
Saral | DGXX | ||||
Jason-3 | DGXX-S | Yes | SLR+GPS | 1600201 | |
Sentinel-3A | DGXX-S | Yes | SLR+GPS | 1601101 | |
Sentinel-3B | DGXX-S | Yes | SLR+GPS | 1803901 | |
HY-2C | DGXX-S | Yes | SLR | 2006601 | |
Sentinel-6A | DGXX-S | Yes | SLR+GNSS | 2008601 | |
HY-2D | DGXX-S | Yes | SLR | 2104301 |
Confirmed future Doris missions
The future Doris missions are numerous and should guarantee a constellation with at least three Doris contributor satellites through 2030:
- Sentinel-3C (Copernicus- ESA/Eumetsat/CNES) is planned for 2020 (Doris DGXX-S with mini USO + LRA + GPS) (nominal lifetime of 7 years). Then Sentinel 3D is planned for 2025. Further information on Esa website.
- Jason-CS2/Sentinel 6B (Copernicus- ESA/Eumetsat/EU/Cnes/Noaa/Nasa) (end 2025) with DGXX-S, LRA, GPS.
- Swot (Surface Water Ocean Topography) Mission is foreseen for 2021 (DGXX-S + GPS + LRA). Further information on Swot website or on Aviso website.
Proposed future missions or missions awaiting approval
- HY2 E-F-G-H. Further information on HY-2.
Further information:
- C. Manfrédi (2018), Doris system status and future Missions (pdf), presentation IDS workshop 2018, Ponta Delgada, Azores Archipelago, Portugal