ESA Data Ontology
type: ConceptScheme
type: Ontology

TET-1
type: Concept
notation: TE1

FireBIRD
type: Concept
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.
in scheme: ESA Data Ontology
notation: FB

MSC
type: Concept

Earth Observation Satellite
type: Concept

BIROS
type: Concept
notation: BI

FireBIRD
type: Concept