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ECOSTRESS ISS deployment
ECOSTRESS ISS deployment is a NASA/JPL hosted payload mission using the PHyTIR thermal radiometer on the International Space Station. ECOSTRESS launched on SpaceX CRS-15 on 2018-06-29 and was installed on the ISS Japanese Experiment Module Exposed Facility in early July 2018.[1][2]
The instrument operates from the ISS orbit, about 400 km altitude at 51.5 degree inclination, giving non-sun-synchronous observations of land targets between about 52 degrees north and 52 degrees south.[2][3] The mission record carries a 384 km swath, no user tasking support, and about eight years of archive depth as of 2026-06-14.[2][3] ECOSTRESS remains operational, with project operations approved through FY2026 and continuation to FY2029 possible.[4]
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| current status | extended |
| operator | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| launch vehicle | spacex-falcon-9 |
| Launched | 2018-06-29 |
| orbit type | ISS orbit, approximately 400 km altitude, 51.5 degree inclination, non-sun-synchronous |
| swath km | 384 |
| tasking supported | false |
| archive depth years | 8 |
| current geographic priority | ISS-accessible land targets between approximately 52 degrees north and 52 degrees south |
| Last updated | 2026-06-14 |
| claim status | agency-sourced |
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Sources
- [1]ECOSTRESS launches to Space Station on SpaceX mission, NASA JPLoperator press2026-06-14
- [2]Mission and Instrument, ECOSTRESS NASA JPLagency doc2026-06-14
- [3]ECOSTRESS instrument, NASA Earthdataagency doc2026-06-14
- [4]ECOSTRESS project homepage, NASA JPLagency doc2026-06-14