Mission type Earth observation Website DLR BIRD page Launch date 22 October 2001 Inclination 97.9° Launch mass 92 kg | Operator DLR Mission duration 1 year, 3 months Inclination 97.9° Period 1.6 hours Launch mass 92 kg | |
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Similar TET‑1, Technology Experime, GSAT‑1, Azur, Badr‑B | ||
BIRD (Bispectral and Infrared Remote Detection) is a satellite launched by ISRO in 2001 for DLR. This small (92 kg) boxlike system, with solar panel two collectors on stub wings, has remarkable fire-detection qualities. It hosts a two-channel infrared sensor system in combination with a Wide-Angle Optoelectronic Stereo Scanner (WAOSS). It also features a neuronal network classificator in orbit to reduce downlink bandwidth and cost.
The unique combination of a stereo camera and two infrared cameras gives the opportunity to acquire:
The attitude&control system of the BIRD satellite was reused in the TET-1 satellite.
Publications
A BIRD satellite architecture (in German) (pdf)
O. Maibaum, T. Terzibaschian, "Lessons learned from the Object-Oriented Design of the BIRD Attitude Control System Software", 16th IFAC Symposium on Automatic Control in Aerospace (ACA'2004), ACA'2004 Preprints (Vol.I), S. 156-161, St.Petersburg, 14–18 June 2004