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An imaging spectrometric observatory for SpacelabThe large payload capacity of the Space Shuttle Orbiter offers the first opportunity to launch into space an instrument able to simultaneously measure the entire spectrum of atmospheric emission, from the extreme UV to the near-IR, with high spectral resolution and high sensitivity while obtaining global and altitude coverage. This capability would provide a database for atmospheric process studies. The Spacelab Imaging Spectrometric Observatory (ISO) comprises an array of five spectrometers designed to make full use of the Space Shuttle as an observing platform for atmosphere remote sensing, and covers the 300-12,000-A wavelength range with a 2-7 A resolution. Area array detectors can scan the entire wavelength range in less than 20 sec and, being two-dimensional, permit spectral imaging in one direction and spatial imaging on the other.
Document ID
19830057359
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Torr, M. R.
(Utah State Univ. Logan, UT, United States)
Basedow, R. W.
(Utah State University of Agriculture and Applied Science, Logan, UT, United States)
Mount, J.
(Ball Corp. Ball Aerospace Systems Div., Boulder, CO, United States)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 1983
Publication Information
Publication: Astrophysics and Space Science
Volume: 92
Issue: 2 Ma
ISSN: 0004-640X
Subject Category
Spacecraft Instrumentation
Accession Number
83A38577
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS8-32569
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS8-33992
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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