Measurements and Applications
Full Name
NACHOS Hyperspectral Imager
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Low Heritage
Instrument Type
Hyperspectral imagers 
Geometry
TBD
Instrument Technology
High-resolution nadir-scanning SW spectrometer
Sampling
Imaging
Resolution
0.4 km at 500 km altitude
[Best Resolution: 400m]
Swath
140 km swath at 500 km altitude
[Max Swath: 140 km]
Waveband
290-500 nm, with 1.3 nm resolution, 0.6 nm sampling, 350 contiguous spectral channels, and 350 across-track spatial pixel
| UV (~0.01 µm - ~0.40 µm) |
| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
NACHOS - Nano-satellite Atmospheric Chemistry Hyperspectral Observation System (2022 - 2026) |