CIRC (ISS/JEM) Instrument

Measurements and Applications

Active fire detection. Land surface temperature. CIRC on ISS is a sub-payload of the Calorimetric Electron Telescope (CALET).

Instrument Summary

Full Name
Compact InfraRed Camera (ISS/JEM)
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Other
Geometry
Nadir-viewing
Instrument Technology
Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
GeoTIFF

Performance Summary

Resolution
130m
[Best Resolution: 130m]
Swath
128 km
[Max Swath: 128 km]
Accuracy
0.2 K@300 K
Waveband
TIR: 8 - 12 µm
TIR (~6.0 µm - ~15.0 µm)

Instrument Missions

ISS/JEM - International Space Station/Japanese Experiment Mo (2009 - 2011)

Instrument Measurements