Technology development in support of hyperspectral infrared atmospheric sounding in a CubeSat

Thomas S. Pagano; Carlo Abesamis; Andres Andrade; Hartmut Aumann; Sarath Gunapala; Cate Heneghan; Robert Jarnot; Dean Johnson; Andy Lamborn; Yuki Maruyama; Sir Rafol; Nasrat Raouf; David Rider; Dave Ting; Dan Wilson; Karl Yee; Jerold Cole; Bill Good; Tom Kampe; Juancarlos Soto; Arn Adams; Matt Buckley; Richard Graham; Fred Nicol; Tony Vengel; John Moore; Thomas Coleman; Steve Schneider; Chris Esser; Scott Inlow; Devon Sanders; Karl Hansen; Matt Zeigler; Charles Dumont; Rebecca Walter; Joe Piacentine

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18 September 2018 Technology development in support of hyperspectral infrared atmospheric sounding in a CubeSat

Thomas S. Pagano, Carlo Abesamis, Andres Andrade, Hartmut Aumann, Sarath Gunapala, Cate Heneghan, Robert Jarnot, Dean Johnson, Andy Lamborn, Yuki Maruyama, Sir Rafol, Nasrat Raouf, David Rider, Dave Ting, Dan Wilson, Karl Yee, Jerold Cole, Bill Good, Tom Kampe, Juancarlos Soto, Arn Adams, Matt Buckley, Richard Graham, Fred Nicol, Tony Vengel, John Moore, Thomas Coleman, Steve Schneider, Chris Esser, Scott Inlow, Devon Sanders, Karl Hansen, Matt Zeigler, Charles Dumont, Rebecca Walter, Joe Piacentine

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Proceedings Volume 10769, CubeSats and NanoSats for Remote Sensing II; 1076906 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2320911
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2018, San Diego, California, United States

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Hyperspectral infrared sounding in a CubeSat will provide a new dimension to the current suite of IR sounders by allowing measurements at multiple times of day and enabling formation flying of IR sounders for new data products such as Atmospheric Motion Vector (AMV) winds. This paper focuses on technology development during the CubeSat Infrared Atmospheric Sounder (CIRAS) project sponsored by the NASA Earth Science Technology Office (ESTO), and coincident studies by the NOAA Office of Projects, Planning, and Analysis (OPPA). The CIRAS approach incorporates key new instrument technologies developed at JPL’s Microdevices Lab (MDL) including a 2D array of High Operating Temperature Barrier Infrared Detector (HOT-BIRD) material, selected for its high uniformity, low cost, low noise and higher operating temperatures than traditional materials. The second key technology is an MWIR Grating Spectrometer (MGS) designed by Ball Aerospace with a JPL MDL slit and immersion grating to provide hyperspectral infrared imaging in a CubeSat volume. The third key technology is a blackbody calibration target fabricated with MDL’s black silicon to have very high emissivity in a flat plate construction. JPL has completed design and breadboard of the mechanical, electronic and thermal subsystems for CIRAS payload including a HOT-BIRD FPA, with filters in a dewar and a breadboard of the electronics and scan mirror assembly. Blue Canyon Technologies, developer of the CIRAS 6U CubeSat, completed the Final Design Review for the spacecraft.

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Thomas S. Pagano, Carlo Abesamis, Andres Andrade, Hartmut Aumann, Sarath Gunapala, Cate Heneghan, Robert Jarnot, Dean Johnson, Andy Lamborn, Yuki Maruyama, Sir Rafol, Nasrat Raouf, David Rider, Dave Ting, Dan Wilson, Karl Yee, Jerold Cole, Bill Good, Tom Kampe, Juancarlos Soto, Arn Adams, Matt Buckley, Richard Graham, Fred Nicol, Tony Vengel, John Moore, Thomas Coleman, Steve Schneider, Chris Esser, Scott Inlow, Devon Sanders, Karl Hansen, Matt Zeigler, Charles Dumont, Rebecca Walter, and Joe Piacentine "Technology development in support of hyperspectral infrared atmospheric sounding in a CubeSat", Proc. SPIE 10769, CubeSats and NanoSats for Remote Sensing II, 1076906 (18 September 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2320911

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