CEOS Instrument: High Sensitivity Technological Camera
| Instrument: | HSTC |
| Agency: | CONAE |
| Mission: | SAC-C |
| Status: | Operational |
| Type: | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer |
| Description: | Monitors forest fires, electrical storms and geophysical studies of aurora borealis |
| Spatial Resolution: | 300 m |
| Swath Width: | 700 km |
| Wavebands: | PAN: VIS - NIR: 450-850 nm |
| Technology: | Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer |
| Description: | Instrument designed to address more objectives by appropriate blending of the characteristics of spectral coverage and resolution, spatial resolution, radiometric accuracy, etc.. Spectral coverage in bands of Vis, NIR, SWIR, MWIR and TIR (0.4-15 µm). Number of channels from a few to a few tens, separated by dichroics and filters. Channel bandwidths around 10 %. Spatial resolution typically 30m-3 km. Applicable in LEO and GEO. |
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CEOS Data Base Version: 17 - Created: 2012-01-18