CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- PLATiNO TIR
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Full Name
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PLATiNO TIR
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Status
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No longer considered
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Instrument Agencies
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SITAEL , ASI
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Maturity
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Instrument Type
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Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) 
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Geometry
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TBD
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Instrument Technology
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Narrow-band channel IR radiometer
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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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Developed by Leonardo and SITAEL, PLATiNO-2 TIR will acquire images that will be used to provide valuable services for territories control and protection such as monitoring waters, glaciers, pollutants, state of crops and vegetation, energy consumption in urban areas. PLATiNO-2 is also equipped with the magnetically shielded HT 100, an improved version of SITAEL electric thruster, making PLATiNO-2 one of the first missions in the world to observe the Earth in the Thermal Infrared from a very low
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Resolution Summary
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40m cross track, 60m along track
[Best Resolution: 40m]
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Swath Summary
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170 km strip length
[Max Swath: 170 km]
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Accuracy Summary
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TIR temperature accuracy < 1.5 K
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Waveband Summary
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TIR: 8.6 - 9.1 - 10.3 - 11.5 µm
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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