BackForwardInstrument:  LISS-V 

Instrument details
Acronym LISS-V
Full name Linear Imaging Self Scanner-V
Purpose High resolution land observation and cartography
Short description 4 VIS/NIR channels [see details below]
Background Similar of MX flown on CartoSat-2
Scanning Technique Swath 60 km, steerable withis a FoR of 400 km and along-track, fore- and aft-. Details not available
Resolution 2.5 m at s.s.p.
Coverage / Cycle Depending on pointing strategy. Repeat cycle for a selected local scene: 4 days minimum, in daylight
Mass Power Data Rate

 

Providing Agency ISRO
Instrument Maturity Flown on an R&D satellite
Utilization Period: 2025 to 2031
Last update: 2022-07-27
Detailed characteristics

Central wavelength

Spectral interval

SNR @ specified albedo

485 nm

450 - 520 nm

…. @ … % albedo

555 nm

520 - 590 nm

…. @ … % albedo

650 nm

620 - 680 nm

…. @ … % albedo

815 µm

770 - 860 nm

…. @ … % albedo
Satellites this instrument is flying on

Note: a red tag indicates satellites no longer operational, a green tag indicates operational satellites, a blue tag indicates future satellites

Instrument classification
  • Earth observation instrument
  • Passive optical radiometer or spectrometer
  • High resolution optical imager
WIGOS Subcomponents
  • Subcomponent 1
  • High-resolution multi-spectral VIS/IR imagers
  • High-resolution multi-spectral VIS/IR imager
Mission objectives
Primary mission objectives
  • Biomass
  • Fraction of Absorbed PAR (FAPAR)
  • Fraction of vegetated land
  • Land cover
  • Leaf Area Index (LAI)
  • Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)
  • Vegetation type
Evaluation of Measurements