Modular Aerial Sensing System

Status

Status
Operational
Operated By
PI

The Modular Aerial Sensing System (MASS) is a compact airborne sensor package of optical remote sensing instrumentation that is coupled to a tactical grade inertial navigation system. The system includes a waveform scanning lidar; visible, infrared, and hyperspectral imaging systems; and an infrared pyrometer.

Instrument Type
Lidar
Measurements
Ocean surface and land topography,
thermal imagery,
hyperspectral imagery,
visible imagery,
point temperature
Aircraft
Twin Otter International,
Partenavia P68C (Aspen Helicopter),
Gulfstream V - JSC
Recent Missions
S-MODE
(Twin Otter International)
;
SWOT
(Gulfstream V - JSC)
;
AirSWOT
(Partenavia P68C (Aspen Helicopter))
Point(s) of Contact
Luc Lenain
(POC; PI)
Range of Measurement
Vertical profile
Instrument Pointing
Nadir (directly downwards)Cross-track scanning
Measurement Sampling Rate
400000.00 Hz
Data Delivery
About 2-3 days for preliminary data and 1-2 weeks for final data.
Weight
55.00 kg
Size
Length
70.00 cm
(L) x
Width
54.00 cm
(W) x
Height
50.00 cm
(H)
Power:
450.00 W
(maximum
600.00 W
)
TRL
9
Website
MASS Webpage
Publications