BIRD (satellite)
Mission type | Earth observation |
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Operator | DLR |
COSPAR ID | 2001-049C |
SATCAT no. | 26959 |
Website | DLR BIRD page |
Mission duration | 1 year, 3 months |
Spacecraft properties | |
Launch mass | 92 kilograms (203 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 22 October 2001 (2001-10-22) |
Rocket | PSLV-C3 |
Launch site | Satish Dhawan FLP |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Eccentricity | 0.00209 |
Perigee altitude | 551 kilometres (342 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 580 kilometres (360 mi) |
Inclination | 97.8 degrees |
Period | 96 minutes |
Epoch | 22 October 2001, 00:53:00 UTC[1] |
BIRD (Bispectral and Infrared Remote Detection) is a satellite launched by ISRO in 2001 for DLR. This small (92 kg) boxlike system, with solar panels and two collectors on stub wings, has remarkable fire-detection qualities. It hosts a two-channel infrared sensor system in combination with a Wide-Angle Optoelectronic Stereo Scanner (WAOSS). It also features a neuronal network classificator in orbit to reduce downlink bandwidth and cost.[2]
The unique combination of a stereo camera and two infrared cameras gives the opportunity to acquire:
- More precise information about leaf mass and photosynthesis is needed for the early diagnosis of vegetation conditions and changes.
- Real-time discrimination between smoke and water clouds
The attitude and control system of the BIRD satellite was reused in the TET-1 satellite.
Publications
A BIRD satellite architecture (in German) (pdf)
O. Maibaum, T. Terzibaschian, "Lessons learned from the Object-Oriented Design of the BIRD Attitude Control System Software", 16th IFAC Symposium on Automatic Control in Aerospace (ACA'2004), ACA'2004 Preprints (Vol.I), S. 156-161, St.Petersburg, 14–18 June 2004
See also
- Miniaturized satellite
- TET-1
References
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- Sicral 1, Skynet 4F
- STS-98 (Destiny)
- Odin
- Progress M-44
- USA-157
- STS-102 (Leonardo MPLM)
- Eurobird 1, BSAT-2a
- XM-2
- Ekran-M No.18L
- 2001 Mars Odyssey
- GSAT-1
- STS-100 (Raffaello MPLM)
- Soyuz TM-32
- XM-1
- PAS-10
- USA-158
- Progress M1-6
- Kosmos 2377
- Kosmos 2378
- Intelsat 901
- Astra 2C
- ICO F2
- MAP
- USA-159
- Genesis
- STS-105 (Leonardo MPLM, Simplesat)
- Progress M-45
- Kosmos 2379
- VEP-2, LRE
- Intelsat 902
- USA-160
- Progress M-SO1 (Pirs)
- OrbView-4, QuickTOMS, SBD, Odyssey
- Atlantic Bird 2
- Starshine 3, PICOSat, PCSat, SAPPHIRE
- USA-161
- Globus No.14L
- USA-162
- QuickBird-2
- Soyuz TM-33
- TES, PROBA, BIRD
- Molniya-3 No.64
- Progress M1-7 (Kolibri 2000)
- DirecTV-4S
- Kosmos 2380, Kosmos 2381, Kosmos 2382
- STS-108 (Raffaello MPLM, Starshine 2
- Jason-1, TIMED
- Meteor-3M #1, Kompass, Badr-B, Maroc-Tubsat, Reflektor
- Kosmos 2383
- Kosmos 2384, Kosmos 2385, Kosmos 2386, Gonets-D1 No.10, Gonets-D1 No.11, Gonets-D1 No.12
Crewed flights are underlined. Launch failures are marked with the † sign. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are (enclosed in parentheses).
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