N460 was used despite having some issues and broke down at departure the day after!
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Meet the “Scene Select Mechanism”—Part of the LDCM Thermal Infrared Sensor
Meet the “Scene Select Mechanism”—Part of the LDCM Thermal Infrared Sensor Special Topics: LDCM and LDCM Components The Scene Select Mechanism is an apparatus that rotates the LDCM Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) mirror among three scenes: the Earth view (“nadir;” when imaging the Earth), and two calibration views (one of a warm blackbody carried onboard […]
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LDCM Operational Land Imager (OLI) Telescope
LDCM Operational Land Imager (OLI) Telescope Special Topics: LDCM and LDCM Components The OLI telescope uses a four-mirror compact design. The optics are positioned inside a lightweight, yet highly stable, carbon composite optical bench (i.e., a substrate on which the optics are mounted) that has special features to control undesired stray light (stray light is […]