Optical Payloads for Space Missions

Optical Payloads for Space Missions is a comprehensive collection of optical spacecraft payloads with contributions by leading international rocket-scientists and instrument builders.

• Covers various applications, including earth observation, communications, navigation, weather, and science satellites and deep space exploration

• Each chapter covers one or more specific optical payload

• Contains a review chapter which provides readers with an overview on the background, current status, trends, and future prospects of the optical payloads

• Provides information on the principles of the optical spacecraft payloads, missions' background, motivation and challenges, as well as the scientific returns, benefits and applications

Autorentext

Shen-En Qian is a senior scientist and technical authority at the Canadian Space Agency. He is an internationally recognized expert in optical spacecraft payloads, space technologies for satellite missions and deep space exploration, remote sensing, satellite signal processing and enhancement, on-board satellite data compression, data handling and international standards for spacecraft data systems. He has 30 years experience in these areas. He holds 17 patents in U.S., Europe, Canada and Australia. Dr. Qian is the sole author of three reference books on optical satellites and their signal processing and a co-author of four other books. He has published 100+ scientific papers and produced 100 unpublished proprietary technical reports. Dr. Qian is a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering and a fellow of the International Society of Optics and Photonics Engineering (SPIE). He is an Associate Editor of Journal of Applied Remote Sensing. He is an adjunct professor at York University.

Zusammenfassung

Optical Payloads for Space Missions is a comprehensive collection of optical spacecraft payloads with contributions by leading international rocket-scientists and instrument builders.

• Covers various applications, including earth observation, communications, navigation, weather, and science satellites and deep space exploration
• Each chapter covers one or more specific optical payload
• Contains a review chapter which provides readers with an overview on the background, current status, trends, and future prospects of the optical payloads
• Provides information on the principles of the optical spacecraft payloads, missions' background, motivation and challenges, as well as the scientific returns, benefits and applications

Leseprobe
Contributors List

Steven G. Ackleson
Section Head, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. Ph.D. (Marine Studies), University of Delaware; M.S. (Marine Studies), University of Delaware; B.S. (Earth Science), Millersville State College ( Chapter 2 ).

Maki Akioka
Senior Researcher of the Planning Office, Wireless Network Research Institute, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Tokyo, Japan. M.Sc and D.Sc. (Astrophysics), the Kyoto University ( Chapter 27 ).

Hiroaki Akiyama
Professor (Space education), Institute for Education on Space, Wakayama University, Sakaedani, Wakayama, Japan. Ph.D. (Science), the University of Tokyo; B.S. (Agriculture), Kyoto University ( Chapter 42 ).

Amit Angal
Senior Instrument Engineer, Science Systems and Applications Inc., Lanham, MD. M.S. (Electrical Engineering), South Dakota State University; B.S. (Electronics and Telecommunication Engg), University of Pune, India ( Chapter 3 ).

Yoshihide Aoyanagi
Researcher, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo. Ph.D. (Engineering), Hokkaido Institute of Technology; M.S. (Engineering), Hokkaido Institute of Technology; B.S. (Engineering), Hokkaido Institute of Technology ( Chapter 36 ).

André Augusto
Development Engineer, Equatorial Sistemas S.A., São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil. B.S. (Engineering Physics), Universidade Federal de São Carlos, SP, Brazil ( Chapter 16 ).

Martin Bachmann
Research Scientist. German Aerospace Center (DLR), Earth Observation Center (EOC), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany. Ph.D. (Remote Sensing), University of Wuerzburg. Diploma degree (Physical Geography), Technical University of Dresden ( Chapter 7 ).

William L. Barnes
Senior Research Scientist, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland Ph.D. (Physics) Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida; M.S. (Physics) North Texas State University; B.S. (Physics) North Texas State University ( Chapter 3 ).

Bruno Berruti
Sentinel-3 Project Manager, European Space Technology Centre, European Space Agency, Noordwijk, The Netherlands. Ph. D. Nuclear Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Italy ( Chapter 10 ).

Richard Bessudo
Satellite Project Manager, Thales Alenia Space, Cannes. Master in Electronic Engineering, Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Electronique et Radioélectricité de Grenoble ( Chapter 4 ).

Jean-Loup Bézy
Head Optical Instruments Section, ESA-ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands. Master (Physical Engineering), Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium; Ingénieur SupOptique, École Supérieure d'Optique, Orsay, France ( Chapter 4 ).

Gail E. Bingham
Chief Scientist, Space Dynamics Laboratory, Utah State University Research Foundation, North Logan, UT, 84341, Ph.D. (Micrometeorology), Cornell University; B.S. (Biometeorology), Utah State University ( Chapter 22 ).

Alessandro Bini
SELEX ES, Via A. Einstein 35, I-50013 Campi Bisenzio (FI), Italy, M.S. (Physics), University of Florence ( Chapter 8 ).

Adam E. Bourassa
Associate Professor, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. B.Sc. (Engineering Physics), B.Sc. (Computer Science), University of Saskatchewan, M.Sc. (Engineering Physics), University of Saskatchewan, Ph.D. (Engineering Physics), University of Saskatchewan ( Chapter 31 ).

Ludovic Bourg
Senior research engineer, Optical Remote Sensing Department, ACRI-ST, Sophia-Antipolis, France. Ph.D. (Remote Sensing), University of Paris- Denis Diderot; M.S. (Physics), University of Paris-Denis Diderot; B.S. (Physics), University of Paris-Denis Diderot ( Chapter 4 ).

Jeffrey H. Bowles
Research Physicist, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC. Ph.D. (Physics), Un

Inhalt

Contributors List ix

Preface xxv

Part ONE Overview

1 Review of Spaceborne Optical Payloads 3
Shen?-En Qian

Part TWO Imaging Spectrometers

2 Hyperspectral Imager for the Coastal Ocean on the International Space Station 29
Mary E. Kappus, Steven G. Ackleson, Jeffrey H. Bowles, Michael R. Corson, Curtiss O. Davis, Bo?-Cai Gao, Richard W. Gould, Jr., Daniel R. Korwan, Mark David Lewis, Robert L. Lucke, Marcos J. Montes, Wesley J. Moses, Jasmine S. Nahorniak, Karen W. Patterson and Ellen J. Wagner

3 Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on Terra and Aqua Missions 53
Xiaoxiong Xiong, Michael D. King, Vincent V. Salomonson, William L. Barnes, Brian N. Wenny, Amit Angal, Aisheng Wu, Sriharsha Madhavan and Daniel O. Link

4 Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer for Ocean Colour onboard ENVISAT 91
Jean?-Loup Bézy, Jean?-Paul M. Huot, Steven M. Delwart, Ludovic Bourg, Richard Bessudo and Yves Delclaud

5 Visible and Near?-infrared Imaging Spectrometer aboard Chinese Chang'E 3 Spacecraft 121
Jianyu Wang, Zhiping He, Rong Shu, Rui Xu, Kai Chen and Chunlai Li

6 Hyperspectral Imager Onboard Indian Mini Satellite-1 141
Alur Seelin Kiran Kumar and Desu Rama Mohana Samudraiah

7 Environmental Mapping and Analysis Program A German Hyperspectral Mission 161
Hermann Kaufmann, Bernhard Sang, Tobias Storch, Karl Segl, Saskia Foerster, Luis Guanter, Markus Erhard, Brian Heider, Stefan Hofer, Hans?-Peter Honold, Boris Penné, Martin Bachmann, Martin Habermeyer, Andreas Müller, Rupert Müller, Michael Rast, Karl Staenz, Christoph Straif and Christian Chlebek

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