Characterization and Verification of the Rita Payload Hyperspectral Imager in Alainsat-1, As Part of the 2nd IEEE GRSS Student Grand Challenge

L. Contreras-Benito, A. Gonga, I. Crisan, A. Perez-Portero, A. Garcia, G. Gracia-Sola, J. Ramos-Castro, A. H. Jallad, A. Camps

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Abstract

The Remote sensing and Interference detector with radiome-Try and vegetation Analysis (RITA Payload) [1] is a development of the UPC NanoSat Lab, aimed at Earth Observation (EO). It is one of the winners of the Second IEEE GRSS Student Grand Challenge, and will fly on-board AlainSat-1, a 3U CubeSat developed by the National Space Science and Technology Center (NSSTC) of the United Arab Emirates.RITA hosts three experiments. An L-band microwave radiometer (MWR) will gather data of soil moisture and sea ice thickness and concentration, aided with a Radio-frequency Interference (RFI) detection algorithm. A LoRa transceiver will perform on-demand execution of the EO experiments [2]. Finally, a Near-Infrared (NIR) Hyperspectral Camera will gather data for vegetation monitoring, agriculture applications, hydrology and coastal and inland waters mapping, among others [3].This work is focused on the calibration and validation of the Hyperspectral imager, at optical, electronic and spectral levels, as well as in the verification of its performance to measure Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI).

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIGARSS 2023 - 2023 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages249-252
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9798350320107
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Event2023 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2023 - Pasadena, United States
Duration: Jul 16 2023Jul 21 2023

Publication series

NameInternational Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)
Volume2023-July

Conference

Conference2023 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2023
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPasadena
Period7/16/237/21/23

Keywords

  • CubeSat
  • Earth Observation
  • Educational
  • Hyperspectral Camera

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Science Applications
  • General Earth and Planetary Sciences

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