Abstract
In the frame of the Meteosat Third Generation Flexible Combiner Imager (MTG-FCI) development, ABB has designed a new kind of small infrared calibration sources offering high-end performance on emissivity, temperature knowledge and radiometric accuracy within a low mass and volume allocation. Calibration sources are critical sub-systems providing reliable and traceable data for meteorological forecasting as well as long-term climate monitoring. This applies also to next generation compact constellations in order for private data operator to provide useful data for various applications.
This paper will present an overview of the blackbody design for the MTG FCI, focusing on its compactness and its validated performances. Advantages of this technology will be listed and its applicability in the context of future low-cost constellation missions will also be presented.
Development of Compact Calibration Infrared Sources for the Meteosat Third Generation Flexible Combiner Imager
In the frame of the Meteosat Third Generation Flexible Combiner Imager (MTG-FCI) development, ABB has designed a new kind of small infrared calibration sources offering high-end performance on emissivity, temperature knowledge and radiometric accuracy within a low mass and volume allocation. Calibration sources are critical sub-systems providing reliable and traceable data for meteorological forecasting as well as long-term climate monitoring. This applies also to next generation compact constellations in order for private data operator to provide useful data for various applications.
This paper will present an overview of the blackbody design for the MTG FCI, focusing on its compactness and its validated performances. Advantages of this technology will be listed and its applicability in the context of future low-cost constellation missions will also be presented.