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The Multi-Slit Offner Spectrometer (MOS) is a spatial multiplexing imaging spectrometer directed at geostationary remote sensing of coastal ocean color. Simultaneously generating hyperspectral data cubes from multiple locations enables a smaller sensor with faster revisit times compared to traditional spectrometer concepts. The GEO-CAPE Oceans mission embodied in the Event Imager benefits from this architecture by reducing the payload mass, risk and mission cost. The MOS Instrument Incubator Program (IIP) planned to begin midyear 2011 will design, build, and characterize a prototype MOS satisfying critical requirements for the Earth Science Decadal Survey GEO-CAPE Oceans mission. The spectrometer will be vibration tested to launch levels and performance characterized in a relevant thermal vacuum environment. In collaboration with Oregon State University three studies supported by characterization data will validate MOS’s ability to produce coastal products required for GEO-CAPE Ocean science.
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