PAN + MS

Panchromatic + Multispectral Radiometers (also known as PSA + RDSA)

Satellite

Monitor-E

Status

Operational – Utilised in the period: 2005 to ~ 2010

Mission

Land and vegetation monitoring, Digital Elevation Model (DEM) by in-orbit stereoscopy

Instrument type

Two VIS/NIR radiometers, one panchromatic, one multi-channel

Scanning technique

Pushbroom. PAN: 12000 pixel/line, swath 90 km addressable within an area of regard of 780 km. MS: MS: 8000 pixel/line; swath 160 km addressable within an area of regard of 890 km.
Fore- and aft- pointing capability for stereoscopy (by satellite tilting)

Coverage/cycle

Global coverage in 26 days (PAN) or 14 days (MS), in daylight; locally more frequent by strategic pointing

Resolution (s.s.p.)

IFOV: 8 m (PAN), 20 m (MS)

Resources

Mass: 420 kg - Power: 450 W - Data rate: 123 Mbps

Central wavelength

Spectral interval

Radiometric accuracy (SNR)

Resolution @ s.s.p.

0.565 µm

0.54 - 0.59 µm

…... @ ….. % albedo

20 m

0.660 µm

0.63 - 0.68 µm

…... @ ….. % albedo

20 m

0.845 µm

0.79 - 0.90 µm

…... @ ….. % albedo

20 m

0.68 µm (PAN)

0.51 - 0.85 µm

…... @ ….. % albedo

8 m