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Clark (SSTI 2)
Clark [NASA]
Clark was one of two missions selected under NASA's SSTI (Small Spacecraft Technology Initiative) program to demonstrate advanced spacecraft technologies (11 July 1994). The payload would have consisted of:
- Worldview Imaging Corp's panchromatic 3-m resolution, 15-m multispectral resolution with cloud editing capability.
- Micro-Measuring Air Pollution from Satellites (µMAPS).,
- X-Ray Spectrometer (soft and gamma).,
- Atmospheric Tomography (3D pollution mapping).
Due to cost overuns, Clark was cancelled in 1998. The Worldview instrument was flown on the private Earlybird satellite.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Earth observation |
| Operator: | NASA |
| Contractors: | CTA → Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC) (bus); Worldview Imaging (imager) |
| Equipment: | Worldview, MyMaps, X-Ray Spectrometer, Atmosph. Tomography |
| Configuration: | |
| Propulsion: | ? |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 3 years (required 1 year) |
| Mass: | 284 kg |
| Orbit: | 475 km × 475 km, 97.3° |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark (SSTI 2) | - | cancelled | Va SLC-6 | Athena-1 |
References:
- NASA Mission and Spacecraft Library: SSTI
Further SSTI missions:
