BackForwardInstrument:  Uwhigo 

Instrument details
Acronym Uwhigo
Full name Ultra-Wide Swath Hyperspectral imager for co monitoring greenhouse gases and NO2
Purpose To monitor greenhouse gases (GHGs) and nitrogen dioxide
Short description

A VIS/NIR spectrometer measuring in 4 spectral bands 757-771nm, 1590-1620nm, 2042-2082nm, 1635-1670nm. The first band is at 0.04 nm spectral resolution and the rest are at 0.13 nm.
Background

Follow-on from TANSAT
Scanning Technique
Resolution 2km
Coverage / Cycle 2900 km swath
Mass Power Data Rate

 

Providing Agency CMA
Instrument Maturity Flown on an R&D satellite
Utilization Period: 2026 to 2032
Last update: 2025-06-09
Detailed characteristics
Satellites this instrument is flying on

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Instrument classification
  • Earth observation instrument
  • Passive optical radiometer or spectrometer
  • Moderate resolution optical imager
WIGOS Subcomponents
  • Subcomponent 1
  • UV/VIS/NIR sounders, nadir and limb
  • UV/VIS/NIR nadir sounder
Mission objectives
Primary mission objectives
  • (13)CH4 delta
  • (13)CO2 Delta
  • NO2
Evaluation of Measurements

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Note: * Primary mission objective.