HyperScout Instrument

Measurements and Applications

Demonstration of hyperspectral operations on a Cubesat. Demonstration of early warning capability leveraging heavy onboard processing for flooding, change detection, crop water factor, vegetation monitoring. Hyperspectral VNIR.

Instrument Summary

Full Name
Hyperspectral VNIR imager
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
ESA, NSO
Maturity
Instrument Type
Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR)
Geometry
Nadir-viewing
Instrument Technology
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Constrained Access
Data Format
HDF5

Performance Summary

Resolution
Swath = 200 km, GSD = 70 m
[Best Resolution: 70m]
Swath
200 km
[Max Swath: 200 km]
Accuracy
5-10%
Waveband
VNIR 400 - 1000 nm, 45 bands, 16 nm bandwidth
VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm)

Instrument Missions

GOMX4 - GomSpace Express-4: GOMX-4A and GOMX-4B (Ulloriaq) (2018 - 2023)

Instrument Measurements