Concept information
Preferred term
FireBIRD
Definition
- FireBIRD is an earth observation mission with the primary goal of monitoring fires from space.The space segment consists of the two satellites TET-1 (Technology Experiment Carrier) and BIROS (Berlin InfraRed Optical System). The TET-1 satellite has been circling Earth in a polar orbit since July 2012 and has successfully concluded the first part of its mission as a technology testing platform. The BIROS satellite has the same bus as TET-1, but is additionally equipped with a propulsion system for active attitude and orbit control. BIROS was launched on 22 June 2016 at 05:55 CEST. The main payload for both satellites is a multispectral camera system. (en)
Broader concept
Notation
- FB (en)
URI
https://earth.esa.int/concept/31c70747-d2a5-584d-955b-e116f8403f2e
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