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Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring

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Future ESA satellite to study Earth's radiation budget
FORUM
Mission typeEarth observing satellite
OperatorESA
Websitehttps://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/FutureEO/FORUM
Spacecraft properties
ManufacturerAirbus
Start of mission
Launch date2027 (planned)[1]
Launch siteKourou
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeSun-synchronous

FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) is a European Earth observing satellite that is scheduled to launch in 2027.[2]

The FORUM mission is led by the European Space Agency (ESA) and has as its main goal the study of the Earth's radiation budget. It is expected that FORUM's measurements will be improving climate models and offer new insights into the way climate change is affecting the planet. The mission is expected to cost a maximum of 260 million euros.[3] [4]

Background

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The main scientific purpose of FORUM is to better understand the Earth's radiation budget - the balance between the incoming radiation mostly from the Sun at short wavelengths, and outgoing radiation, which is a combination of reflected radiation from the Sun and radiation emitted by the Earth system, much of it a longer wavelengths - and the way this exchange is affected by the changes in the Earth's atmosphere caused by human activity.

FORUM will especially be measuring the long-wavelength outgoing energy, which is strongly influenced by water vapour and thin ice clouds in the Earth's atmosphere. According to available data, about 50 percent of the total energy emitted by the Earth is in this long-wavelength range, but these emissions were not monitored in detail from space until now.[5] [6] [7]

These insights will offer a better understanding of the climatic changes taking place on Earth and improve climate predictions. According to ESA, the FORUM mission was selected over SKIM specifically because it promises to "fill in a critical missing piece of the climate jigsaw".[8]

History

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  • In November 2017, ESA has chosen FORUM and SKIM, to compete to be the ninth Earth Explorer mission.[9]
  • On 24 September 2019, ESA announced that FORUM was selected to become the ninth Earth Explorer mission, beating the Sea surface KInematics Multiscale monitoring (SKIM) proposal following a two-year feasibility study phase.[8] [10]
  • In June 2022, ESA has awarded a contract worth 160ドル million to Airbus in the UK to build the FORUM satellite.[11]
  • In December 2024, ESA has signed a contract with Avio for the launch of FORUM on a Vega-C rocket in late 2027.[12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Contract secures design for ESA's FORUM satellite". www.esa.int. Retrieved 2023年03月23日.
  2. ^ "Contract secures design for ESA's FORUM satellite". ESA . 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  3. ^ Vaughan, Adam (24 September 2019). "European satellite will reveal Earth's atmosphere in unrivalled detail". New Scientist . Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  4. ^ Cristobal, L. C. (24 September 2019). "ESA to launch satellite to gather high-resolution view of greenhouse effect". LiveNewsClub. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  5. ^ Dunning, Hayley (24 September 2019). "New satellite looking at how Earth is losing its cool gets the go-ahead". Imperial College London . Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  6. ^ "European Space Agency will add to climate knowledge". SciTech Europea. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  7. ^ Amos, Jonathan (24 September 2019). "Satellite will gain hi-res view of greenhouse effect". BBC . Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  8. ^ a b "A new satellite to understand how Earth is losing its cool". European Space Agency. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Two new Earth Explorer concepts to understand our rapidly changing world". www.esa.int. Retrieved 2025年03月03日.
  10. ^ "Two new Earth Explorer concepts to understand our rapidly changing world". European Space Agency. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Contract secures design for ESA's FORUM satellite". www.esa.int. Retrieved 2025年03月03日.
  12. ^ "ESA signs launch contract for climate mission FORUM with Avio". www.esa.int. Retrieved 2025年03月03日.
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