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The Far Ultra Violet Imaging Spectrograph

ResourceID
spase://SMWG/Instrument/ICON/FUV

Description

The FUV instrument takes 2D images of the Earth’s horizon in the Far ultraviolet. The imager is pointing approximately 90 degrees to the spacecraft motion, similar to looking out of the side window of a car as it drives down the road. Onboard electronics read the image 8 times per second and perform Time Delay Integration (TDI) to remove the motion-blur from the images. A turret is used to steer the field of view of the instrument left to right to ensure it always looks along the magnetic meridian (towards the magnetic pole).

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Instrument

ResourceID
spase://SMWG/Instrument/ICON/FUV
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
The Far Ultra Violet Imaging Spectrograph
AlternateName
FUV
ReleaseDate
2021-07-20 13:41:27Z
Description

The FUV instrument takes 2D images of the Earth’s horizon in the Far ultraviolet. The imager is pointing approximately 90 degrees to the spacecraft motion, similar to looking out of the side window of a car as it drives down the road. Onboard electronics read the image 8 times per second and perform Time Delay Integration (TDI) to remove the motion-blur from the images. A turret is used to steer the field of view of the instrument left to right to ensure it always looks along the magnetic meridian (towards the magnetic pole).

Acknowledgement
National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Dr. Stephen Mende
Funding
Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Project
Explorers Program
AwardNumber
contracts NNG12FA45C
Contacts
RolePersonStartDateStopDateNote
1.PrincipalInvestigatorspase://SMWG/Person/Stephen.B.Mende
InformationURL
Name
Additional information on ICON
URL
Description

More details on the ICON spacecraft.

InformationURL
Name
Additional information on ICON
URL
Description

ICON spacecraft Homepage.

InformationURL
Name
The Ionospheric Connection Explorer mission: mission goals and design
URL
Description

Space Science Reviews, 214:13 (36pp.). Public access. DOI: 10.1007/s11214-017-0449-2

InformationURL
Name
The far ultra-violet Imager on the ICON mission
URL
Description

Space Science Reviews, 212(1-2), pp.655-696. DOI: 10.1007/s11214-017-0386-0

InstrumentType
Imager
InvestigationName
Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrograph
OperatingSpan
StartDate
2019-10-11 02:00:00Z
ObservatoryID