Prelaunch and on-orbit electronic calibration for Earth-observing instruments

Amit Angal; Xiaoxiong Xiong; Jeff McIntire; Na Chen; Hassan Oudrari

doi:10.1117/12.2500057

23 October 2018 Prelaunch and on-orbit electronic calibration for Earth-observing instruments

Amit Angal, Xiaoxiong Xiong, Jeff McIntire, Na Chen, Hassan Oudrari

Proceedings Volume 10781, Earth Observing Missions and Sensors: Development, Implementation, and Characterization V; 107811D (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2500057
Event: SPIE Asia-Pacific Remote Sensing, 2018, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Abstract

The Electronic Calibration (Ecal) tests are performed during various stages of instrument development to examine the linearity of the instrument electronics. During this process, charges with stepwise increments are injected in the analog electronics circuitry to generate a ramp signal that can be used to characterize any nonlinearities in the electronics. The prelaunch characterization of MODIS (on the Terra and Aqua platforms) and VIIRS (on SNPP, JPSS-1 and JPSS-2) involved a regular evaluation of the electronics linearity using the Ecal tests. On orbit, the Ecal tests have been regularly performed over the mission for both the MODIS instruments to derive the electronics gain and linearity. Unlike MODIS, the Ecal tests on the VIIRS instruments are performed on an as-needed basis. To date, no Ecal tests were performed for S-NPP VIIRS on orbit. The VIIRS instrument on JPSS-1 (now NOAA 20) was launched on November 18, 2017. An Ecal test was performed to support the instruments initial post-launch performance assessment. Shortly after the

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Amit Angal, Xiaoxiong Xiong, Jeff McIntire, Na Chen, and Hassan Oudrari "Prelaunch and on-orbit electronic calibration for Earth-observing instruments", Proc. SPIE 10781, Earth Observing Missions and Sensors: Development, Implementation, and Characterization V, 107811D (23 October 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2500057

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