Orbit opportunities

Orbit opportunities#

Overview statistics#

Flight hours used so far

25.0 hours.

Hours per flight

KA-20250928a 3.0 h
KA-20250929a 3.0 h
KA-20251001a 4.0 h
KA-20251003a 3.5 h
KA-20251008a 3.0 h
KA-20251009a 3.5 h
KA-20251010a 2.5 h
KA-20251014a 2.5 h

EC orbits targeted

8 orbits.

Covered orbits

7587C
7603C
7634C
7665C
7743C
7758C/D
7774C
7836C/D

Target scenarios covered

Stratiform rain

2

Stratocumulus

3

Cumulus

0

Cb anvils

1

Ns snow

0

MPC Ac + CAOs

2

Melting layer

3

Cirrus

5

Multi-layer

5

_images/cello_arctic_flighttracks.png

Fig. 1 Overview of all EarthCARE underflights during CELLO-ARCTIC in September and October 2025.#

Target orbits#

Note

You can find the daily orbit opportunities in the weekly dropdowns below. Clicking on a flown orbit card directs you to the corresponding flight report.

Week 1

M15/09

T16/09

W17/09

T18/09

F19/09

Status: ❌
7447C

S20/09

Status: ❌
7463C

S21/09

Status: ❌
7478C

Target orbits of the week:

_images/cello_arctic_orbit_opportunities_week1.png

Fig. 2 Target orbits for week 1 (in purple), and Saturday orbits (in grey).#

Week 2

M22/09

Status: ❌
7494C

T23/09

Status: ❌
7509C

W24/09

Status: ❌
7525C

T25/09

Status: ❌
7540C
aircraft arrival

F26/09

Status: ❌
7556C
scrapped

S27/09

Status: ❌
7571C 7572C

S28/09

Status: ✅
7587C
cirrus ec_under

KA-20250928a

Target orbits of the week:

_images/cello_arctic_orbit_opportunities_week2.png

Fig. 3 Target orbits for week 2 (in purple), and Saturday orbits (in grey).#

Week 3

M29/09

KA-20250929a

T30/09

Status: ❌
7618C
no clds

W01/10

KA-20251001a

T02/10

Status: ❌
7649C
air-
space
con-
cerns

F03/10

KA-20251003a

S04/10

Status: ❌
7680C

S05/10

Status: ❌
7696C
adverse
weather
KRN

Target orbits of the week:

_images/cello_arctic_orbit_opportunities_week3.png

Fig. 4 Target orbits for week 3 (in purple), and Saturday orbits (in grey).#

Week 4

M06/10

Status: ❌
7712C
adverse weather KRN

T07/10

Status: ❌
7727C
adverse weather KRN

W08/10

Status: ✅
7743C
cirrus cb_anvil ec_under

KA-20251008a

T09/10

Status: ✅
7758C/D
cirrus multi ec_under

KA-20251009a

F10/10

KA-20251010a

S11/10

7789C

S12/10

Status: ❌
7805C
unclr cld sit

Target orbits of the week:

_images/cello_arctic_orbit_opportunities_week4.png

Fig. 5 Target orbits for week 4 (in purple), and Saturday orbits (in grey).#

Week 5

M13/10

Status: ❌
7820C
7821C
airspace + range

T14/10

Status: ✅
7836C/D
mpc liquid altostratus ec_under

KA-20251014a

W15/10

aircraft leaves KRN

T16/10

F17/10

S18/10

S19/10

Target orbits of the week:

_images/cello_arctic_orbit_opportunities_week5.png

Fig. 6 Target orbits for week 5 (in purple), and Saturday orbits (in grey).#