학술논문
FSSCat Mission Description and First Scientific Results of the FMPL-2 Onboard 3CAT-5/A
Document Type
Conference
Author
Camps, A.; Munoz-Martin, J.F.; Ruiz-de-Azua, J.A.; Fernandez, L.; Perez-Portero, A.; Llaveria, D.; Herbert, C.; Pablos, M.; Golkar, A.; Gutierrrez, A.; Antonio, C.; Bandeiras, J.; Andrade, J.; Cordeiro, D.; Briatore, S.; Garzaniti, N.; Nichele, F.; Mozzillo, R.; Piumatti, A.; Cardi, M.; Esposito, M.; Dominguez, B. Carnicero; Pastena, M.; Filippazzo, G.; Reagan, A.
Source
2021 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium IGARSS Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium IGARSS , 2021 IEEE International. :1291-1294 Jul, 2021
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ISSN
2153-7003
Abstract
FSSCat, the “Federated Satellite Systems/ 3 Cat-5” mission was the winner of the 2017 ESA S^3 (Sentinel Small Satellite) Challenge and overall winner of the Copernicus Masters competition. FSSCat consists of two 6 unit cubesats carrying on board UPC's Flexible Microwave Payload - 2 (FMPL-2), an L-band microwave radiometer and GNSS-Reflectometer implemented in a software defined radio, and Cosine's HyperScout-2 visible and near infrared + thermal infrared hyperspectral imager, enhanced with PhiSat-1, a on board Artificial intelligence experiment for cloud detection. Both spacecrafts include optical and UHF inter-satellite links technology demonstrators, provided by Golbriak Space and UPC, respectively. This paper describes the mission, and the main scientific results of the FMPL-2 obtained during the first three months of the mission, notably the sea ice concentration and thickness, and the downscaled soil moisture products over the Northern hemisphere.