ATS-6 - The Geosynchronous Very High Resolution Radiometer
Abstract
The Geosynchronous Very High Resolution Radiometer (GVHRR), flown on the three-axis stabilized geosynchronous satellite, Applications Technology Satellite-6 (ATS-6), collected meteorological data for two months during the summer of 1974. Several hundred images were successfully taken. Data collection terminated when the instrument chopper motor failed. The instrument, its supporting ground equipment, and the data collected in orbit are described.
- Publication:
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IEEE Transactions on Aerospace Electronic Systems
- Pub Date:
- November 1975
- DOI:
- 10.1109/TAES.1975.308160
- Bibcode:
- 1975ITAES..11.1095S
- Keywords:
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- Ats 6;
- Ground Stations;
- High Resolution;
- Meteorological Instruments;
- Radiometers;
- Satellite-Borne Instruments;
- Attitude Stability;
- Data Acquisition;
- Infrared Photography;
- Remote Sensors;
- Satellite-Borne Photography;
- Synchronous Satellites;
- Instrumentation and Photography