GUVI

Global Ultra-Violet Imager

Satellite

TIMED

Status

Operational - Utilised in the period 2001 to ~ 2014

Mission

Solar-terrestrial interactions - to monitor auroral phenomena

Instrument type

Medium-resolution VIS/NIR spectro-radiometer - 160 spectral channels in 5 selectable sub-ranges of the Far UV interval from 115 to 180 nm

Scanning technique

Cross-track scan up to beyond the horizon opposite to sun, till tangent altitude of 520 km.  Fast scanning along-track of 14 IFOVs of 104 km s.s.p. Swath: 3000 km

Coverage/cycle

Global daily

Resolution (s.s.p.)

IFOV: 104 km

Resources

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