CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- NACHOS Hyperspectral Imager
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Full Name
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NACHOS Hyperspectral Imager
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Status
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Operational
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Instrument Agencies
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NASA , LANL
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Maturity
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Low Heritage
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Instrument Type
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Hyperspectral imagers 
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Geometry
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TBD
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Instrument Technology
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High-resolution nadir-scanning SW spectrometer
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Sampling
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Imaging
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Data Access
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Data Format
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Measurements and Applications
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Resolution Summary
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0.4 km at 500 km altitude
[Best Resolution: 400m]
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Swath Summary
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140 km swath at 500 km altitude
[Max Swath: 140 km]
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Accuracy Summary
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Waveband Summary
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290-500 nm, with 1.3 nm resolution, 0.6 nm sampling, 350 contiguous spectral channels, and 350 across-track spatial pixel
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| UV (~0.01 µm - ~0.40 µm) |
| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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