Design options are described for the multispectral linear arrays which will provide data and facilities beyond those obtained by LANDSAT 1, 2, 3, and D (the thematic mapper) are considered. The features, uses, and risks of a 10M fine resolution pointable imager, a 15M/30M dual resolution pointable imager, a 30M selectable spectral resolution pointing imager, a 30M electronically pointable multi-temporal sampler, and a 40M/80M mixed resolution imager are described. A large format camera scheduled for 1981 shuttle launch which can obtain high spatial ground resolution (approximately 10M), a relative position accuracy of plus or minus 14M, and a relative heightening accuracy, by virtue of stereographic coverage, of between 7 and 28M depending on the base-to-height ratio used. A potential problem of the system is that it will orbit in the shuttle.
The pointable multispectral linear array system and the large format camera for early 1980 shuttle payloads
1980-03-01
Conference paper
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English
A large format camera for Shuttle
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