MightySat II.1 Fourier-transform hyperspectral imager payload performance

Leonard John Otten III; R. Glenn Sellar; Bruce Rafert

doi:10.1117/12.228602

15 December 1995 MightySat II.1 Fourier-transform hyperspectral imager payload performance

Leonard John Otten III, R. Glenn Sellar, Bruce Rafert

Proceedings Volume 2583, Advanced and Next-Generation Satellites; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.228602
Event: Satellite Remote Sensing II, 1995, Paris, France

Abstract

Using a new microsat called MightySat II as a platform, Kestrel Corporation is designing and building the first Fourier transform hyperspectral imager (FTHSI) to be operated from a spacecraft. This payload will also be the first to fly on the Phillips Laboratory MightySat II spacecraft series, a new, innovative approach, to affordable space testing of high risk, high payoff technologies. Performance enhancements offered by the Fourier transform approach have shown it to be one of the more promising spaceborne hyperspectral concepts. Simulations of the payload's performance have shown that the instrument is capable of separating a wide range of subtle spectral differences. Variations in the return from the Georges Bank and shoals are discernible and various types of coastal grasses (sea oats and spartina) can be isolated against a sand background.

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Leonard John Otten III, R. Glenn Sellar, and Bruce Rafert "MightySat II.1 Fourier-transform hyperspectral imager payload performance", Proc. SPIE 2583, Advanced and Next-Generation Satellites, (15 December 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.228602

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