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Instrument details
Acronym
SABER
Full name
Sounding of the Atmosphere using Broadband Emission Radiometry
Purpose
Solar-terrestrial interactions - Analysis of emission bands of CO, CO2, H2O, NO, NO2 and O3 in the atmospheric region extending from tropopause to lower thermosphere
Short description
Radiometer with 10 channels spread in the interval 1.27 to 17 μm
Background
New development
Scanning Technique
Limb sounding. Along track sampling at 400 km intervals
Resolution
Horizontal: 400 km - Vertical: 2 km in the range 10 to 180 km
Coverage / Cycle
Global coverage every day for cells of 580 km average
Mass
62 kg
Power
64 W
Data Rate
4 kbps
Providing Agency
NASA
Instrument Maturity
Flown on an R&D satellite
Utilization Period:
2002-03-22 to ≥2022
Last update:
2021-06-17
Detailed characteristics
Satellites this instrument is flying on
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Instrument classification
Earth observation instrument Limb sounders Limb sounder
WIGOS Subcomponents
Subcomponent 2 UV/VIS/NIR/IR/MW scanning limb sounder
Mission objectives
No mission objectives have been defined.
Tentative Evaluation of Measurements
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Instrument: SABER