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BIRD 1 (DLR)
The BIRD (Bispectral Infra-Red Detection) microsatellite is a technology demonstrator of new infrared push-broom sensors dedicated to recognition and quantitative characterisation of thermal processes on the Earth surface. It features a combination of visible and infra-red sensors:
- two-channel infrared Hot SPOT Recognition Sensor system (HSRS)
- Wide-Angle Optoelectronic Stereo Scanner (WAOSS-B).
| Nation: | Germany |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology, Earth observation (infra-red) |
| Operator: | DLR |
| Contractors: | DLR |
| Equipment: | HSRS, WAOSS-B |
| Configuration: | box with 2 solar panels |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | 2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 92 kg |
| Orbit: | 551 km × 580 km, 97.8 |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIRD 1 | 2001-049C | 22.10.2001 | Sr FLP | PSLV-G (2) | with TES, PROBA |
Launch Sites:
- Sr = Satish Dhawan Space Center (Sriharikota Space Center), Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India
