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13/11/2012
In FSUE NPO. SA Lavochkin completes the work to implement the first phase of the flight test program MKA-FKI (PN1) Zond-PP.
Currently, the operation is working off target equipment ICA Zond-PP - two-channel L-band radiometer. On the basis of applications received from regular IRE RAS (Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics. Kotelnikov, Russian Academy of Sciences) recording at the Earth's surface, then reset the target information. For processing is calibrated target equipment and debug software developed by the institute.
Analysis of the data by experts IRE RAS, indicates the high quality targeted information and suitability for further case processing. In the images in pseudocolor by measurements Zond-PP in the period from 24 to 30 September clearly visible characteristics of sea ice. In particular allocated area and multi-year ice near Antarctica, continental multi-year ice and first-year ice.
Along with the radiometric information IRE RAS also transmitted data chetyrehzonalnoy multispectral camera mounted on ICA-FCI (PN1) Zond-PP to match the video and radiometric data.
Multispectral camera (optional Payload), operating in four areas of the visible spectrum - red, green, blue and near infrared range, functioning normally and successfully passes the scientific information that is used to produce research results. In the near future planned camera calibration by the stars.
Photogrammetric block - another additional payload installed on the MCA Zond-PP. With this instrument flight testing is promising star sensors that will be used in subsequent articles.
Giperspektrometr (GSK, 150 spectral channels) - new domestic development, which is also undergoing flight qualification on a small spacecraft Zond-PP.
Confirmed features giperspektrometra help solve a number of problems of remote sensing of the Earth, such as the species and age of forest classification, evaluation of the biological condition of forests, agricultural facilities, the level of hydrocarbon contamination earth's surface, the ecological status of water bodies, pollution of coastline and coastal waters, etc.
Zond-PP spacecraft
Spacecraft MKA-FKI ("Zond-PP") was launched on Soyuz-FG with the upper stage Fregat July 22, 2012. During flight tests with the spacecraft was conducted over 850 sessions.
Zond-PP - the first device in a series of small satellites, based on which it is planned to produce a line of small spacecraft. The satellite is based on the platform "Carat". The main purpose of the ICA-FCI (PN1) - to work to develop radio-physical methods of remote sensing (ERS) from space in perspective decimeter electromagnetic waves to study physical phenomena and processes in the atmosphere-earth surface.
Original text in Russian: http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=19683
Images, Text, Credits: Press service of ROSCOSMOS and NPO. Lavochkin / Translation: Orbiter.ch.
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