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CHARACTERISTICS
ODIN is a swedish mini-satellite
The instruments :
a sub-millimeter microwave radiometer (SMR),
an optical spectrometer (OSIRIS).
The ODIN mission studies astronomical objects and the terrestrial atmosphere by observation of H2O, O2, O3, CO... molecules spectral lines
Altitude 600 Km
Lifetime 2 ans

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ODIN is a dual purpose project dedicated to the study of both astronomical objects and the Earth's atmosphere.
 

The ODIN payload is a common resource and approximately half of the available spacecraft time shall be used for each scientific domain.
ODIN is a Swedish project in cooperation with France, Canada and Finland.

The payload is composed of two main instruments:

    a Sub-Millimeter Receiver (SMR). Radio signals are analysed by two Swedish auto-correlators and by an Acousto-Optical Spectrometer (AOS) developped by France.

    Odin Spectrometer and InfraRed Imager System (OSIRIS)developped by Canada.

ODIN was launched on February 2001 the 20th with the Russian START-1 rocket, from Svobodny, Russia, for a 2 years mission duration.
9 years after the launch, ODIN still operates nominally and enabled to collect a set of data with a great scientific value.


Latest update 02/12/2010
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NEWS
November 2010
The Odin satellite observes water in comet 103P/Hartley 2		  
February 2005
4th anniversary of the ODIN satellite launch		  
NEWSPAPERS
May 2002
The Odin satellite detects H218O in comet Ikeya-Zhang