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UV/VNIR/SWIR/TIR Miniaturized Imagers for Small-Sats

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Description

Demonstrate a miniaturized imager for Small Sat and CubeSat earth science missions.

Demonstration of a miniaturized imager for Small sat and CubeSat Earth Science Missions. A PACS team has been together for almost 3 years composed of GSFC and UMBC personnel. This same team augmented with undergraduate and graduate students from UMBC will be used to complete the project.

Benefits

Miniaturized imagers for Small Sats and CubeSats

Details

Technology areaFlight Computing and Avionics > Avionics Component Technologies > High-Performance Processors
ProgramCenter Independent Research & Development: GSFC IRAD (GSFC IRAD)
Lead organizationGoddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
Start date2011-10-01
End date2012-09-30

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