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OrbView-1  

Definition

  • MicroLab 1, also known as OrbView 1 was launched on April 3, 1995, OrbView-1 provides the world's first broad-area cloud-to-cloud lightning data. OrbView-1's payload consists of two sensors: -an Optical Transient Detector (OTD) provided by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, and -an atmospheric monitoring instrument (GPS/MET) sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the University Consortium for Atmospheric Research. The OTD sensor maps atmospheric lighting strikes and has provided NASA with information important to the understanding of severe weather patterns. The GPS/MET sensor has proven that the signals from the GPS satellite constellation used for precision navigation can also be used to provide important atmospheric data. The success of the GPS/MET sensor has further validated the concept of using space-based sensors to improve worldwide weather prediction. The OrbView-1 program is the result of a unique government-industry partnership between ORBIMAGE and NASA. Under this arrangement, NASA provided the OTD sensor for use on OrbView-1 and ORBIMAGE agreed to conduct an initial six-month experiment of the sensor. NASA's cost for data under this program over the past five years has totaled approximately &#367.2 million. Additional information available at https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/orbview-1.htm Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: MICROLAB-1 Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: Earth Observation Satellites Short_Name: MICROLAB-1 Long_Name: OSC Microlab-1 Satellite End_Group Group: Synonymous_Platform_Names Short_Name: OrbView-1 End_Group Group: Platform_Associated_Instruments Short_Name: GPS Short_Name: OTD End_Group Creation_Date: 2007-11-20 Online_Resource: https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/orbview-1.htm Sample_Image: http://space.skyrocket.de/img_sat/orbview-1.jpg Group: Platform_Lsogistics Launch_Date: 1995-04-03 Primary_Sponsor: NASA End_Group End_Group (en)

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  • MICROLAB-1 (en)

Change note

  • 2016-07-26 16:57:08.0 [saritz] S. Ritz updated keyword at the request of UAH. insert AltLabel (id: null text: MICROLAB-1 language code: en); update PrefLabel (OrbView-1);
  • 2020-01-29 17:01:42.0 [sritz] update Definition (MicroLab 1, also known as OrbView 1 was launched on April 3, 1995, OrbView-1 provides the world's first broad-area cloud-to-cloud lightning data. OrbView-1's payload consists of two sensors: -an Optical Transient Detector (OTD) provided by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, and -an atmospheric monitoring instrument (GPS/MET) sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the University Consortium for Atmospheric Research. The OTD sensor maps atmospheric lighting strikes and has provided NASA with information important to the understanding of severe weather patterns. The GPS/MET sensor has proven that the signals from the GPS satellite constellation used for precision navigation can also be used to provide important atmospheric data. The success of the GPS/MET sensor has further validated the concept of using space-based sensors to improve worldwide weather prediction. The OrbView-1 program is the result of a unique government-industry partnership between ORBIMAGE and NASA. Under this arrangement, NASA provided the OTD sensor for use on OrbView-1 and ORBIMAGE agreed to conduct an initial six-month experiment of the sensor. NASA's cost for data under this program over the past five years has totaled approximately &#367.2 million. Additional information available at https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/orbview-1.htm Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: MICROLAB-1 Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: Earth Observation Satellites Short_Name: MICROLAB-1 Long_Name: OSC Microlab-1 Satellite End_Group Group: Synonymous_Platform_Names Short_Name: OrbView-1 End_Group Group: Platform_Associated_Instruments Short_Name: GPS Short_Name: OTD End_Group Creation_Date: 2007-11-20 Online_Resource: https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/orbview-1.htm Sample_Image: http://space.skyrocket.de/img_sat/orbview-1.jpg Group: Platform_Lsogistics Launch_Date: 1995-04-03 Primary_Sponsor: NASA End_Group End_Group); update Resource (image); update Resource (https://space.skyrocket.de/img_sat/orbview-1.jpg);
  • 2021-11-18 12:47:16.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts delete broader relation (null); add broader relation (OrbView-1 [7a186060-a313-4047-ba21-27a0ffdff8e4,826401] - Space-based Platforms [b39a69b4-c3b9-4a94-b296-bbbbe5e4c847,835875]);
  • 2021-11-18 12:50:06.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts delete broader relation (null); add broader relation (OrbView-1 [7a186060-a313-4047-ba21-27a0ffdff8e4,826401] - Earth Observation Satellites [3466eed1-2fbb-49bf-ab0b-dc08731d502b,826121]);
  • 2021-12-02 09:42:44.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts delete broader relation (null); add broader relation (OrbView-1 [7a186060-a313-4047-ba21-27a0ffdff8e4,826401] - OrbView [f221869f-1552-4f72-a308-7e79d0ab98e1,835941]);

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