Preliminary spaceflight results from the uncooled infrared spectral imaging radiometer (ISIR) on shuttle mission STS-85

James D. Spinhirne; V. Stanley Scott III; John F. Cavanaugh; Stephen P. Palm; Katherine Manizade; James W. Hoffman; Ronald C. Grush

doi:10.1117/12.317586

22 July 1998 Preliminary spaceflight results from the uncooled infrared spectral imaging radiometer (ISIR) on shuttle mission STS-85

James D. Spinhirne, V. Stanley Scott III, John F. Cavanaugh, Stephen P. Palm, Katherine Manizade, James W. Hoffman, Ronald C. Grush

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Proceedings Volume 3379, Infrared Detectors and Focal Plane Arrays V; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317586
Event: Aerospace/Defense Sensing and Controls, 1998, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

In August 1997 an infrared spectral imaging radiometer (ISIR) based on uncooled microbolometer array technology was flown on space shuttle mission STS-85. In this paper the design of the instrument and experimental goals are presented, and initial results from the flight mission are described. The ISIR instrument provided 1/4 km resolution imagery at four wavelengths that were selected for cloud remote sensing. A major goal of the work is development of compact and less costly cloud imagers for small satellite missions. A large data set of earth imagery and test operations was obtained from the mission. In most regards the ISIR functioned within its design parameters.

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James D. Spinhirne, V. Stanley Scott III, John F. Cavanaugh, Stephen P. Palm, Katherine Manizade, James W. Hoffman, and Ronald C. Grush "Preliminary spaceflight results from the uncooled infrared spectral imaging radiometer (ISIR) on shuttle mission STS-85", Proc. SPIE 3379, Infrared Detectors and Focal Plane Arrays V, (22 July 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317586

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