HySIS (
Hyperspectral Imaging Satellite) is an
Earth observation satellite
An Earth observation satellite or Earth remote sensing satellite is a satellite used or designed for Earth observation (EO) from orbit, including spy satellites and similar ones intended for non-military uses such as environmental monitorin ...
which will provide hyperspectral imaging services to India for a range of applications in agriculture, forestry and in the assessment of geography such as coastal zones and inland waterways
The data will also be accessible to India's defence forces.
Before HySIS, other Indian hyperspectral imaging payloads were HySI (Hyper Spectral Imager) on IMS-1 and
Chandrayaan-1 and LiVHySI (Limb Viewing Hyper Spectral Imager) on
YouthSat.
Payloads
HySIS carries two payloads, the first is the
Visible Near Infrared (VNIR) with spectral range of 0.4 to 0.95 micrometres with 60 contiguous spectral bands and the second is the Shortwave Infrared Range (SWIR) with spectral range of 0.85 to 2.4
micrometre
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s with a 10
nanometre
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The nanometre (international spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures; SI symbol: nm) or nanometer ( American spelling) is a unit of length ...
bandwidth and 256 contiguous spectral bands. The satellite will have a spatial resolution of 30 metres and a swath of 30 km from its 630 km
sun-synchronous orbit
A Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO), also called a heliosynchronous orbit, is a nearly polar orbit around a planet, in which the satellite passes over any given point of the planet's surface at the same local mean solar time. More technically, it ...
.
Space Applications Centre and
Semi-Conductor Laboratory were responsible for the development and fabrication of the '
Frame Transfer CCD
A charge-coupled device (CCD) is an integrated circuit containing an array of linked, or coupled, capacitors. Under the control of an external circuit, each capacitor can transfer its electric charge to a neighboring capacitor. CCD sensors are a ...
' for the VNIR imaging payload while
ISRO Satellite Centre supplied the modified
IMS-2 bus and carried out the final assembly, integration and testing.
Launch
PSLV-C43 carrying HySIS and 30 secondary payloads was launched at 04:27:30 UTC, 29 November 2018 from
First Launch Pad
Satish Dhawan Space Centre - SDSC (formerly Sriharikota Range - SHAR) is a rocket launch centre ( spaceport) operated by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It is located in Sriharikota, Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh. Sriharikota ...
of
Satish Dhawan Space Centre. After a flight that lasted 17 minutes and 19 seconds, HySIS was successfully placed in a planned sun-synchronous polar orbit at around 645 km.
See also
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Indian military satellites
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EnMAP
EnMAP (''Environmental Mapping and Analysis Program'') is a German hyperspectral satellite mission to provide high accuracy hyperspectral image data of the Earth surface on a timely and frequent basis.
Overview
Environmental Mapping and Analysis P ...
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PRISMA
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Integrated Space Cell
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HICO Hico may stand for:
* Hico, Kentucky
* Hico, Missouri
* Hico, Texas
* Hico, West Virginia
* HiCo stands for ''high-coercivity'', a variety of magnetic stripe.
* The Hyperspectral Imager for the Coastal Ocean (HICO), a satellite sensor mounted o ...
References
Earth observation satellites of India
Mini satellites of India
Spacecraft launched by India in 2018
Spacecraft launched by PSLV rockets
November 2018 events in India
Earth imaging satellites
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