Nonrejected earth radiance performance of the visible ultraviolet experiment sensor

Timothy C. Betts; Jerome M. Dowling; Richard M. Friedman

doi:10.1117/12.44525

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1 August 1991 Nonrejected earth radiance performance of the visible ultraviolet experiment sensor

Timothy C. Betts, Jerome M. Dowling, Richard M. Friedman

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Proceedings Volume 1479, Surveillance Technologies; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.44525
Event: Orlando '91, 1991, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

The VUE sensor gathered data from a geosynchronous orbit in five mission areas: Target Handoff, Ultraviolet Phenomenology, Satellite Attack Warning, Space Cataloging, and Backgrounds Phenomenology. Data was gathered against the earth's disk, from deep space, and in proximity to the earth limb. To get the latter data, special measures were required in sensor design, optical fabrication, contamination control, and instrument calibration. This paper discusses these measures and present an evaluation of their effectiveness based on on- orbit calibration results.

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Timothy C. Betts, Jerome M. Dowling, and Richard M. Friedman "Nonrejected earth radiance performance of the visible ultraviolet experiment sensor", Proc. SPIE 1479, Surveillance Technologies, (1 August 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.44525

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