Design and development of the CubeSat Infrared Atmospheric Sounder (CIRAS)

Thomas S. Pagano; Carlo Abesamis; Andres Andrade; Hartmut Aumann; Sarath Gunapala; Cate Heneghan; Robert Jarnot; Dean Johnson; Andy Lamborn; Yuki Maruyama; Sir Rafol; Nasrat Raouf; David Rider; Dave Ting; Dan Wilson; Karl Yee; Jerold Cole; Bill Good; Tom Kampe; Juancarlos Soto; Arn Adams; Matt Buckley; Richard Graham; Fred Nicol; Tony Vengel

doi:10.1117/12.2272839

5 September 2017 Design and development of the CubeSat Infrared Atmospheric Sounder (CIRAS)

Thomas S. Pagano, Carlo Abesamis, Andres Andrade, Hartmut Aumann, Sarath Gunapala, Cate Heneghan, Robert Jarnot, Dean Johnson, Andy Lamborn, Yuki Maruyama, Sir Rafol, Nasrat Raouf, David Rider, Dave Ting, Dan Wilson, Karl Yee, Jerold Cole, Bill Good, Tom Kampe, Juancarlos Soto, Arn Adams, Matt Buckley, Richard Graham, Fred Nicol, Tony Vengel

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Proceedings Volume 10402, Earth Observing Systems XXII; 1040209 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2272839
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2017, San Diego, California, United States

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The CubeSat Infrared Atmospheric Sounder (CIRAS) is a NASA Earth Science Technology Office (ESTO) sponsored mission to demonstrate key technologies used in very high spectral resolution infrared remote sensing of Earth’s atmosphere from space. CIRAS was awarded under the ESTO In-flight Validation of Earth Science Technologies (InVEST) program in 2015 and is currently under development at NASA JPL with key subsystems being developed by industry. CIRAS incorporates key new instrument technologies including a 2D array of High Operating Temperature Barrier Infrared Detector (HOT-BIRD) material, selected for its high uniformity, low cost, low noise and higher operating temperatures than traditional materials. The second key technology is an MWIR Grating Spectrometer (MGS) designed to provide imaging spectroscopy for atmospheric sounding in a CubeSat volume. The MGS is under development by Ball Aerospace with the grating and slit developed by JPL. The third key technology is a blackbody fabricated with JPL’s black silicon to have very high emissivity in a flat plate construction. JPL will also develop the mechanical, electronic and thermal subsystems for CIRAS, while the spacecraft will be a 6U CubeSat developed by Blue Canyon Technologies. This paper provides an overview of the design and acquisition approach, and provides a status of the current development.

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Thomas S. Pagano, Carlo Abesamis, Andres Andrade, Hartmut Aumann, Sarath Gunapala, Cate Heneghan, Robert Jarnot, Dean Johnson, Andy Lamborn, Yuki Maruyama, Sir Rafol, Nasrat Raouf, David Rider, Dave Ting, Dan Wilson, Karl Yee, Jerold Cole, Bill Good, Tom Kampe, Juancarlos Soto, Arn Adams, Matt Buckley, Richard Graham, Fred Nicol, and Tony Vengel "Design and development of the CubeSat Infrared Atmospheric Sounder (CIRAS)", Proc. SPIE 10402, Earth Observing Systems XXII, 1040209 (5 September 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2272839

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