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AIRBORNE SCIENCE PROGRAM (ASP) CORE SENSOR SYSTEMS

SCANNERS/RADIOMETERS/RADAR:

SYSTEMS Channels POINT OF CONTACT AIRCRAFT
THEMATIC MAPPER SIMULATOR (TMS) 12 CHANNELS Myers/ARC ER-2
AIRBORNE OCEAN COLOR IMAGER (AOCI) 10 CHANNELS Myers/ARC ER-2
MULTISPECTRAL ATMOSPHERIC MAPPING SENSOR (MAMS) 11 CHANNELS Myers/ARC ER-2
MODIS AIRBORNE SIMULATOR (MAS) 50 CHANNELS Myers/ARC ER-2
MODIS/ASTER AIRBORNE SIMULATOR (MASTER) 50 CHANNELS Myers/ARC ER-2
THERMAL INFRARED MULTISPECTRAL SCANNER (TIMS) 6 CHANNELS Myers/ARC ER-2/DC-8
AIRBORNE VISIBLE/INFRARED IMAGING SPECTROMETER (AVIRIS) 224 CHANNELS Green/JPL ER-2
AIRBORNE SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR (AIRSAR) L,C,P-BAND O'Leary/JPL DC-8
PRT-5 PRECISION RADIOMETER 1 CHANNEL DFRC DC-8
AIRBORNE TRACKING SUN PHOTOMETER 6 CHANNELS ARC DC-8

CAMERAS:

Equipment POINT OF CONTACT Aircraft
METRIC - 6", 12",24" FOCAL LENGTH Myers/ARC ER-2
HIGH RESOLUTION PANORAMIC - 24" FOCAL LENGTH Myers/ARC ER-2
ELECTRO-OPTICAL CAMERA (EOC) Myers/ARC ER-2
VIDEO CAMERAS DFRC ER-2/DC-8
AERIAL CAMERAS - 35 & 70 MM, 5- & 9-INCH FILM DFRC DC-8

GENERAL SUPPORT:

Equipment POINT OF CONTACT Aircraft
SATELLITE WEATHER RECEIVER DFRC DC-8
DEW/FROST POINT HYGROMETER DFRC DC-8
RADAR ALTIMETER DFRC DC-8
WEATHER RADAR DFRC DC-8
INERTIAL NAVIGATION/GPS DFRC ER-2/DC-8
TIME CODE GENERATOR DFRC ER-2/DC-8
CLOSED CIRCUIT VIDEO DATA & IMAGE MONITORS DFRC DC-8
HOUSEKEEPING DISTRIBUTION DFRC ER-2/DC-8
AIRBORNE SENSOR FACILITIES Myers/ARC ER-2/DC-8
STARLINK Myers/ARC ER-2
SATCOM DFRC DC-8

 

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