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Instrument details
Acronym
PAN (SJ-9)
Full name
Panchromatic imager
Purpose
High resolution land observation
Short description
Panchromatic imager, range 0.45-0.89 µm
Background
Consolidate technology
Scanning Technique
Pushbroom, swath 30 km
Resolution
2.5 m at s.s.p.
Coverage / Cycle
Global coverage in 3 months
Mass
Power
Data Rate
Providing Agency
CAST
Instrument Maturity
Flown on an R&D satellite
Utilization Period:
2013 to ≥2021
Last update:
2017-03-28
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
No WIGOS subcomponents have been defined.
Mission objectives
Primary mission objectives
Secondary mission objectives Glacier cover Sea-ice cover Snow cover Opportunity objectives Show all Show fewer
Tentative Evaluation of Measurements
The following list indicates which measurements can typically be
retrieved from this category of instrument. To see a full Gap Analysis by Variable,
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Variable Relevance for measuring this variable Operational limitations Explanation
Cloud cover 5 - marginal Infrequent coverage.. Daylight only. Panchromatic channel
Fire fractional cover 2 - very high Cloud sensitive.. Infrequent coverage.. Daylight only. Panchromatic channel with high resolution, for fire boundary detection
Glacier cover 5 - marginal Cloud sensitive.. Long time for mapping.. Daylight only. Panchromatic channel with high resolution, for glacier boundary detection
Sea-ice cover 5 - marginal Cloud sensitive.. Daylight only. Panchromatic channel
Snow cover 5 - marginal Cloud sensitive.. Infrequent coverage.. Daylight only. Panchromatic channel
Instrument: PAN (SJ-9)