Bird

Bispectral InfraRed Detection

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General

Designation	26959 / 01049C
Launch date	22 Oct 2001
Country of origin	Germany
Mission	Remote sensing
Perigee/Apogee	568 km sun-synchronous
Inclination	97.8°
Period	96 min
Launch vehicle	PSLV #6

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End of life

Decay

13 Oct 2023

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External resources

http://www.uni-freiburg.de/fireglobe/iffn/tech/tech_9.htm

sat-index articles

Technical data

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Specifications

Prime contractor	OHB system
Platform
Mass at launch	92 kg
Mass in orbit
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime

New infrared array sensors with 100-300 m resolution. Will also test a thematic on-board data processing and a neural network classificator in orbit.

Downlink: 2201.7 MHz

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