Title

The engineering model for the mighty Sat II.1 hyperspectral imager

Abstract

The MightySat II. 1 satellite caries as one of its primary payloads a Fourier transform hyperspectral imager, the first such sensor to be flow in space. Over the last year the sensor has passed its preliminary design and an engineering model of the sensor has been constructed. The model has started to be qualified. To date the sensor has met its weight, volume and power design goals. An unusually high random vibration qualification level has forced the redesign of two mirror mounting techniques. Custom, space qualified, VME electronic camera interface and control cards to handle 20 Mbytes/sec of imagery data has been designed, fabricated, and coupled to a set of four C-40 processors to provide 160 MIPS of onboard processing. Mission operations are now being developed that will demonstrate a 30 m GSD by using the on orbit three axis maneuvering capability of the satellite. The payload is on schedule for a delivery in early 1999 for integration on the bus.

Publication Date

12-1-1997

Publication Title

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volume

3221

Number of Pages

412-420

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1117/12.298108

Socpus ID

0001422345 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/0001422345

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