HSC

High Sensitivity Camera

Satellite

SAC-D

Status

Being developed – To be utilised in the period: 2010 to ~ 2015

Mission

Low-level light imagery for night time events (urban areas, fires, etc.)

Instrument type

Single-channel camera; spectral range: 450-900 nm

Scanning technique

Pushbroom. Swath: 700 km

Coverage/cycle

Global coverage in 4 days, in daylight

Resolution (s.s.p.)

IFOV: 250-300 m

Resources

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