CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - FAI -
Full Name Fast Auroral Imager Status Operational
Instrument Agencies ESA Maturity
Instrument Type Space environment Geometry
Instrument Technology Space environment monitor Sampling Other
Data Access Open Access Data Format
Measurements and Applications Measures the large-scale auroral emissions in the 630-1100 nm wavelength range. The FAI imager system produces 16-bit digital images of the near infrared band at one image per second (CASSIOPE is a 3-axis stabilized platform),and the 630-nm wavelength at two images per minute, giving adequate temporal resolution to investigate the above scientific objectives.
Resolution Summary 2.6 km at apogee (aurora at 110 km altitude)
Swath Summary N/A
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary Visible: 630 nm NIR: 650-1100 nm
NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
CategoryParameter
Gravity, Magnetic and Geodynamic measurementsAuroral Emissions
Instrument Missions
ePOP on CASSIOPE - Enhanced Polar Outflow Probe on the CAScade, Smallsat and IOnospheric Polar Explorer (2013 - 2025)