IBSS Earth Backgrounds Experiment. Quick-Look Report

Abstract

The Infrared Background Signature Survey (IBSS) was an SDIO- sponsored and managed experiment designed to collect infrared, ultraviolet, and visible data for use in the development of Ballistic Missile Defense Sensor Systems. The IBSS backgrounds experiment was designed to acquire SWIR and MWIR data in the low earthlimb and against the hard earth. The infrared sensors were located on a Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS) which was berthed in the orbiter until its deployment for measurements. The Shuttle Discovery, STS-39, was launched on April 28, 1991 at 0733 from Kennedy Space Center. Twenty-two measurement blocks were made. These included measurements of the solar specular region, hard earth, earthlimb, and aurora. This report is a quick look at the earth background results using the real-time 8 Kbit telemetry stream.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 24, 1991
Accession Number
ADA242077

Entities

People

  • Roger A. Van Tassel

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Amplifiers
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Circular Orbits
  • Data Reduction
  • Detectors
  • Elevation
  • Focal Planes
  • Infrared Detectors
  • Low Altitude
  • Measurement
  • Photonic Metamaterials
  • Radiation
  • Spacecraft
  • Strategic Defense Initiative
  • Telemetry

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites
  • Space - Space Objects