BackForwardInstrument:  VIMS 

Instrument details
Acronym VIMS
Full name Visual and Infrared Multispectral Sensor
Purpose
Short description Information not yet available
Background Similar to ASTER flown on Terra
Scanning Technique
Resolution
Coverage / Cycle
Mass Power Data Rate

 

Providing Agency CNSA
Instrument Maturity Flown on an R&D satellite
Utilization Period: 2018 to 2028
Last update: 2022-07-27
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
No mission objectives have been defined.
Evaluation of Measurements

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Note: * Primary mission objective.