Status
Status
Operational
The MASTER is similar to the MAS, with the thermal bands modified to more closely match the NASA EOS ASTER (Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer) satellite instrument, which was launched in 1998. It is intended primarily to study geologic and other Earth surface properties. Flying on both high and low altitude aircraft, the MASTER has been operational since early 1998.
Instrument Type: Multispectral Imager
Measurements: VNIR/SWIR/MWIR/LWIR Imagery
Instrument Type
Measurements
Aircraft
Recent Missions
(DC-8 - AFRC)
Point(s) of Contact
Measurement Details
Range of Measurement
Ground
Instrument Pointing
Nadir (directly downwards)
Additional Information
TRL
9
Website
Publications
Hook, S.J., et al. (2001), The MODIS/ASTER airborne simulator (MASTER) - a new instrument for earth science studies, Remote Sensing of Environment, 76, 93-102.
