IR (HJ-1B) Instrument

Measurements and Applications

Infrared measurements for environment and natural disaster monitoring.

Instrument Summary

Full Name
Infrared Camera
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR)
Geometry
Push-broom scanning
Instrument Technology
Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
GEOTIFF

Performance Summary

Resolution
300 m (10.5 - 12.5 μm), 150 m (the other bands)
[Best Resolution: 150m]
Swath
720 km
[Max Swath: 720 km]
Accuracy
Waveband
0.75 - 1.10 µm, 1.55 - 1.75 µm, 3.50 - 3.90 µm, 10.5 - 12.5 µm
NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm)
SWIR (~1.3 µm - ~3.0 µm)
MWIR (~3.0 µm - ~6.0 µm)
TIR (~6.0 µm - ~15.0 µm)

Instrument Missions

HJ-1B - Huan Jing-1B (2008 - 2018)

Instrument Measurements