MAMS Instrument Configurations

General Information on Configurations
Spectral Bands:8 visible/near infrareda
3 thermal infraredb
Roll Correction:+/- 15.0 degrees
Pixels per scanline:716
Calibration sources:2 controlled backbodies
aOne visible channel is lost when 10-bit thermal data is collected.
bA redundant fourth channel may be selected with a different gain setting.


1985 - January 9, 1986
Scan speed:12.5 rps
Instantaneous field of view (ifov):2.5 milliradian
Ground resolution @ 20 km:50.0m at nadir
Total field of view (fov):85.92 degrees
Swath width @ 20 km (AGL):37.2 km
Digitization:8-bit


January 10, 1986
Scan speed:6.25 rps
Instantaneous field of view (ifov):2.5 milliradian
Ground resolution @ 20 km:100.0m at nadir
Total field of view (fov):85.92 degrees
Swath width @ 20 km (AGL):37.2 km
Digitization:8-bit


January 14 - August 1986
Scan speed:6.25 rps
Instantaneous field of view (ifov):5.0 milliradian
Ground resolution @ 20 km:100.0m at nadir
Total field of view (fov):85.92 degrees
Swath width @ 20 km (AGL):37.2 km
Digitization:8-bit


June 1987 - May 1998
Scan speed:6.25 rps
Instantaneous field of view (ifov):2.5 milliradian
Ground resolution @ 20 km:100.0m at nadir
Total field of view (fov):85.92 degrees
Swath width @ 20 km (AGL):37.2 km
Digitization:8-bit (vis), 10-bit (IR)


Planned Summer 1998 Configuration
Scan speed:6.25 rps
Instantaneous field of view (ifov):5.0 milliradian
Ground resolution @20 km:100.0 m at nadir
Total field of view (fov):85.92 degrees
Swath width @ 20 km (AGL):37.2 km
Digitization:16-bit, all channels

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Last updated on: November 19, 1997