Multichannel aerospace multispectral and hyperspectral imagery registration system designed for remote sensing and investigation of the earth surface, ocean, and atmosphere

The paper outlines an aerospace system intended for registration of multispectral and hyperspectral imagery within 250 - 1000 nm. The system is a versatile tool for remote sensing and investigation of the Earth surface, ocean and atmosphere. It includes: medium-resolution multispectral linear CCD array-based device providing simultaneous viewing in 3 of 8 relatively narrow spectral subranges within 400 - 1000 nm band; low-resolution hyperspectral CCD array-based image spectrometer providing simultaneously up to 512 spectral counts within 250 - 1000 nm band. The system makes it possible to set resolution and spectral parameters to fit the needs of various application tasks and observation conditions.