Objectives and Applications
HICO is an INP (Innovative Naval Prototype) instrument sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), Washington, D. C. In 2005, ONR and the Naval Research laboratory (NRL) began a program to design, build, and operate the first spaceborne hyperspectral imagers optimized for the coastal ocean. This transition to space platforms is based on more than a decade of airborne hyperspectral imaging experience at NRL and other laboratories, which provides the basis for imager performance requirements and algorithms for atmospheric removal and littoral product retrievals.
Full Name
ISS: JEM-EF-HICO
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
10 Sep 2009
Mission Links
EOL Date
20 Mar 2015
Orbit Type
Inclined, non-sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
92.9 minutes
Orbit Sense
Orbit Inclination
51.6 deg
Orbit Altitude
400 km
Orbit Longitude
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
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