Measurements and Applications
The FireBIRD mission uses the TET-1 (Technologie-Erprobungsträger 1;Technology Experiment Carrier 1) and BIROS (Bi-spectral InfraRed Optical System) satellites to detect high temperature events on Earth’s surface. They can also precisely capture small, low energy events thanks to the sensitivity of the sensors and the high precision and resolution. These might include heat irregularities such as volcanoes, burning ships, industry hotspots, gas flares, chemical heat generation and smouldering fires.
Full Name
Hot Spot Recognition System (Imaging mulit-spectral radiometer)
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) 
Geometry
Cross-track scanning
Instrument Technology
Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer
Sampling
Imaging
Resolution
VIS: 42.4 m (Ground pixel width), 42.4 m (Sample width)
MWIR/LWIR: 356 m (Ground pixel width), 178 m (Sample width)
Swath
VIS: 211 km; MWIR/LWIR: 178 km
Waveband
VIS: 0.5 µm, 0.6 µm, 0.8 µm, green, red, NIR
MWIR: 3.4 - 4.2 µm
LWIR (TIR): 8.5 - 9.3 µm