The spin scan camera system - Geostationary meteorological satellite workhorse for a decade

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Feb 1978

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1978opten..17....6s&link_type=abstract

Optical Engineering, vol. 17, Jan.-Feb. 1978, p. 6-13.

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Cameras, Cloud Photography, Meteorological Satellites, Satellite Rotation, Satellite-Borne Photography, Synchronous Satellites, Atmospheric Circulation, Ats 3, Color Photography, Environmental Monitoring, Image Resolution, Infrared Photography, Multispectral Photography

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The spin-scan camera was first flown on ATS-1 from 1966 to 1973 to monitor continuously the global atmospheric circulation. Later, modified versions with improved sensor capabilities were flown on ATS-3 and SMS. Today, the GOES series of spin-scan cameras is in regular operational use. The value of the spin-scan camera as a dependable meteorological workhorse requires proper functioning of the entire camera system, composed of four main elements: (1) a spinning spacecraft whose highly stable and predictable motions generate a time-divisible precision scan and therefore a metric image; (2) a telescope having both on-axis image quality and a wide field of view; (3) a data chain which incorporates duty-cycle improvement and uses the spacecraft as a communication link to distribute the image data to users; and (4) image display and analysis techniques which permit organizing a large number of images in the time domain and efficiently selecting and measuring data of greatest importance.

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