January 8, 2019
Satellite
The Venµs micro-satellite is the result of the cooperation between France and Israel. Its platform is supplied by Israel and its scientific payload is supplied by CNES.
The satellite is composed of:
- an IMPS micro-satellite platform (Improved Multi Purpose Satellite) supplied by IAI (Israeli Aerospace Industries),
- a payload which houses:
- a technological component: the IHET thruster (Israeli Hall Effect Thruster)
- a scientific component: the multispectral camera.
Characteristics of the multispectral camera
The values below are approximate, for more precision you can consult the document in appendix: Calculation of equivalent solar irradiance and equivalent wavelength (pdf - 31.24 KB)
| Band | Centre (nm) | Bandwidth (nm) | Main objective |
| 1 | 420 | 40 | Atmospheric correction |
| 2 | 443 | 40 | Aerosols, clouds |
| 3 | 490 | 40 | Atmospheric correction |
| 4 | 555 | 40 | Land |
| 5 | 620 | 40 | Land |
| 6 | 620 | 40 | DEM, image quality |
| 7 | 667 | 30 | Land |
| 8 | 702 | 24 | Land |
| 9 | 742 | 16 | Land |
| 10 | 782 | 16 | Land |
| 11 | 865 | 40 | Land |
| 12 | 910 | 20 | Water vapour |
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