BackForwardInstrument:  FUV (Carruthers) 

Instrument details
Acronym FUV (Carruthers)
Full name Far Ultra-violet cameras
Purpose To measure the faint ultraviolet glow of neutral hydrogen in the Earth's exosphere.
Short description
  • There are 2 FUV cameras on Carruthers
  • Each has a filter wheel to allow observing different FUV bands.
Background
  • A NASA research mission
Scanning Technique
  • Views the Earth from L1
Resolution
Coverage / Cycle
Mass Power Data Rate

 

Providing Agency NASA
Instrument Maturity Flown on an R&D satellite
Utilization Period: 2026 to 2028
Last update: 2025-09-29
Detailed characteristics
Satellites this instrument is flying on

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Instrument classification
  • Earth observation instrument
  • Limb sounders
  • Limb sounder
WIGOS Subcomponents
  • Subcomponent 3
  • UV spectral imagery (e.g. GEO, HEO, MEO, LEO)
  • UV spectral imager [from GEO, HEO, MEO, LEO]
Mission objectives
Primary mission objectives
  • UV Spectral radiation
Evaluation of Measurements

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Note: * Primary mission objective.