New Infrared Horizon Sensor Succeed in On-orbit Test
A new infrared static earth sensor boarded on No. 3 testing satellite has successfully transmitted world's first IR picture of the earth with a wave-band of 13.5um-16.25um recently.
The sensor was developed by Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. The test proved that it was superior to common scanning horizon sensor in measuring accuracy.
Based on the FPA infrared detector technology, the infrared static earth sensor is one of the testing items boarded on the No. 3 testing satellite. It weights 2kg and the powerconsumption is less than 5W.
