Thermal Hyper-Spectral Remote Sensing Mission
One of the first design iterations of HawaiiSat-1’s satellite
UPDATE 2015-10-27:
The launch date has slipped. Possible launch dates now are Nov 1 or 2.
UPDATE 2015-10-26:
Please visit this page for more information on the orbit and beacon frequencies for HiakaSat:
http://www.hsfl.hawaii.edu/wordpress/missions/hawaiisat-1/hiakasat-beacon/
The HawaiiSat-1 mission aims to
demonstrate the Hawai`i Space Flight Laboratory’s ability to design,
launch, and operate satellites. This supports the Office of Responsive
Space (ORS) office activities, as well as supports research objectives
of the University of Hawaii. The Hawai`iSat-1 mission includes a 55kg
(~121 lbs) low-Earth orbiting satellite, named ‘HiakaSat’, which will be
the platform for demonstrating a DARPA-funded UH-developed long wave
infrared hyper-spectral imaging system. In addition, the satellite will
be outfitted with two color cameras to provide wide and narrow view
images of the Earth.
Objectives
The HawaiiSat-1 mission aims to achieve the following objectives:
» Demonstrate a cost effective on-orbit platform for performing technology demonstrations» Perform remote sensing with the newly designed space ultra-compact hyper-spectral imager (SUCHI)
» Perform imaging with two HSFL color cameras which are co-aligned with SUCHI
» Provide workforce development opportunities for students and recent graduates
» Further develop infrastructure for sustainable satellite development, integration and test, and operations
Workforce Development
HSFL HawaiiSat-1 Critical Design Review Team
Incorporating the efforts from UH
students as early as 2003, this mission is the evolution of the largest
satellite workforce development effort that HSFL and the Hawaii Space
Grant Consortium have jointly taken on. The underlying philosophy has
been to “build the team to run the missions”. From the time this mission
concept was launched in 2009, over 30 students and interns were
directly involved in the design and fabrication of the spacecraft
itself, as well as more than 20 additional UH students who worked on
supporting projects to analyze and test spacecraft components. Many of
our students have since graduated, and have become an important part of
our post-graduate workforce development fellowship programs.
Hyper-Spectral Imaging Payload
Developed by the Hawaii Institute of
Geophysics and Planetology, SUCHI’s hyper-spectral imaging
technology produces images like the one shown here. Each pixel from the
SUCHI payload will contain over 250 data points to create a series of
infrared intensities for wavelengths between 8.5 to 13 microns.
Information from the intensity versus wavelength can be used to identify
materials, and specific wavelengths can reveal what can’t be seen by
the naked eye. This important demonstration will validate this exciting
new hyper-spectral imaging technology for future missions.
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