Kent Ridge 1 - a hyper spectral micro satellite to aid disaster relieve
Abstract
Recent advances in Singapore based R&D in the field of Fourier transform recovery (FTR) enable micro satellites to carry hyper spectral payloads that work simultaneously in the VNIR (400-900) and SWIR (900-1700nm) bands. This will open path to multitudes of new applications in the monitoring of land, water & vegetation and thus will be useful to contribute towards the effort to prevent and manage such disasters in this region. The first satellite to carry a hyper spectral imager based on the FTR method is the Kent Ridge 1 satellite that is currently build as a collaboration between National University of Singapore and Berlin Space Technologies GmbH. The 80kg Kent Ridge 1 is based on the LEOS-50 platform of BST that has been upgraded to fit the specific needs of this mission such high internal data rate (2.2Gbit/s) and high speed data transmitter (100Mbit/s). Kent Ridge 1 is scheduled for launch in Q4 2015 will be flying in a near equatorial orbit of 550km altitude with around 15° inclination. This orbit has the added benefit of fast repeat cycles over the area a desired feature in disaster mitigation.
Kent Ridge 1 - a hyper spectral micro satellite to aid disaster relieve
Recent advances in Singapore based R&D in the field of Fourier transform recovery (FTR) enable micro satellites to carry hyper spectral payloads that work simultaneously in the VNIR (400-900) and SWIR (900-1700nm) bands. This will open path to multitudes of new applications in the monitoring of land, water & vegetation and thus will be useful to contribute towards the effort to prevent and manage such disasters in this region. The first satellite to carry a hyper spectral imager based on the FTR method is the Kent Ridge 1 satellite that is currently build as a collaboration between National University of Singapore and Berlin Space Technologies GmbH. The 80kg Kent Ridge 1 is based on the LEOS-50 platform of BST that has been upgraded to fit the specific needs of this mission such high internal data rate (2.2Gbit/s) and high speed data transmitter (100Mbit/s). Kent Ridge 1 is scheduled for launch in Q4 2015 will be flying in a near equatorial orbit of 550km altitude with around 15° inclination. This orbit has the added benefit of fast repeat cycles over the area a desired feature in disaster mitigation.
