Earth Observing-1 Advanced Land Imager Flight Performance Assessment: Noise and Dark Current Stability During the First Year on Orbit

Abstract

The noise and dark current stability of the Advanced Land Imager during the first year on orbit (November 21, 2000 - November 21, 2001) are presented. Data have been separated into short-term and long-term periods. The analysis of short-term data indicate some SWIR detectors may drift up to ten digital numbers between the pre and post dark observations of a given data collection event. Analysis of long-term data suggest the SWIR dark current has deviated by less than ten digital numbers and some SCA SWIR dark Current have increased by up to 200 digital numbers during the first year on orbit.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 19, 2002
Accession Number
ADA406369

Entities

People

  • J. A. Mendenhall
  • M. D. Gibbs

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Assembly
  • Attitude Control Systems
  • Contamination
  • Control Systems
  • Data Acquisition
  • Detectors
  • Flight
  • Focal Planes
  • Hot Spots
  • Infrared Detectors
  • Massachusetts
  • Measurement
  • Observation
  • Short-Wavelength Infrared Radiation

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  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects