BackForwardInstrument:  MSI (EgyptSat) 

Instrument details
Acronym MSI (EgyptSat)
Full name Multispectral imager
Purpose High-resolution land observation and disaster monitoring
Short description CCD-based imager with 1 panchromatic channel and a multispectral device . Channels details not yet available. Presumably follow-on of the instruments flown on EgyptSat-1: 2 VIS, 1 NIR, 1 SWIR
Background Replacing (with major upgradings) the MBEI and IREI imagers flown on EgyptSat-1
Scanning Technique Several operating modes available: along-track regular scanning of a narrow swath (figure not yet known), or steerable either along-track for in-orbit stereoscopy or cross-track for cross-orbits stereoscopy and strategic pointing within a Field-of-Regard of 1400 km
Resolution 1 m (panchromatic), 4 m (multispectral)
Coverage / Cycle Latitudinally limited by the orbital inclination (51.6°); cycle depending on the strategic pointing (minimum 2 days)
Mass Power Data Rate

 

Providing Agency NARSS
Instrument Maturity Flown on an R&D satellite
Utilization Period: 2014 to 2025
Last update: 2021-06-17
Detailed characteristics
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
  • Land cover
  • Leaf Area Index (LAI)
  • Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)
  • Vegetation type
Evaluation of Measurements