The Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission [1] will extend and improve the data record of NASA’s satellite observations of global ocean biology, aerosols, and clouds. The Ocean Color Instrument (OCI) is the primary sensor on-board the PACE platform [2]. The OCI is a scanning radiometer with hyperspectral coverage from the ultraviolet (UV) to the near infrared (NIR) wavelength range and a fiber-coupled multiband filter spectrograph in the short-wave infrared (SWIR) spectral region. The OCI Flight Unit completed system level testing in November 2022 at the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). This paper presents the spectral characterization and performance of the OCI Flight Unit. The OCI Flight spectral performance was determined to be within design specifications and the characterization was measured within specified uncertainties.
PACE OCI Flight Unit Pre-launch Spectral Characterization
International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS 2023) ; 2023 ; Pasadena, CA, US
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English
Performance , RSR , PRE-LAUNCH , OCI , PACE
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