HyTI [ISISpace]
The HyTI (Hyperspectral Thermal Imager) is a technology demonstration mission by the University of Hawaii at Manoa designed to demonstrate how high spatial resolution (60 m ground resolution element), high spectral resolution (25 bands) and long-wave infrared image data can be acquired to monitor water resources using a 6U CubeSat.
HyTI will map irrigated and rainfed cropland, determine crop water use and establish crop water productivity of major world crops.
The project is a collaboration with the Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology (HIGP), the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, West Coast Solutions, Quest Unlimited, American Infrared (AIRS), SaraniaSat, and New England Optical Systems (NEOS). It received funding from NASA’s Earth Science Technology Office InVEST program. ISISpace was contracted to provide the 6U CubeSat platform.
The novel HyTI technologies to be space validated for the first time via LEO flight are:
It was selected in 2019 by NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI) to be launched as part of the ELaNa program.
Nation: | USA |
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Type / Application: | Technology, earth observation |
Operator: | University of Hawaii at Manoa |
Contractors: | University of Hawaii at Manoa (prime); ISISpace (bus) |
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Configuration: | CubeSat (6U) |
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Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
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Mass: | x kg |
Orbit: |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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HyTI | TBD | 21.03.2024 | CCK LC-39A | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with Dragon CRS-30, Burstcube, SNoOPI, Big Red Sat 1, Killick 1, QMSat, VIOLET |