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BIRD
Bi-Spectral Infrared Detection
Launched in:
2001
Out of service since:
2006
Orbit height:
572 km
Orbit type:
Sun Synchronous
Organisation:
DLR - Germany
End of mission 2006
BIRD websites
Information
DLR - BIRD
DLR publication - BIRD Mission overview
On Board Sensors
HSRS (Hot Spot Recognition Sensor System)
Information
Data ordering
Sensor Bands
Band
Wavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
Band 1 (MWIR)
3.4 to 4.2
370
190
Band 2 (TIR)
8.5 to 9.3
370
190
WAOSS-B (Wide-Angle Optoelectronic Stereo Scanner)
Information
Data ordering
Sensor Bands
Band
Wavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
Band 1 (VIS)
0.6 to 0.67
185
533
Band 2 (NIR)
0.84 to 0.9
185
533