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DLR Earth Sensing Imaging Spectrometer (DESIS)

... is an advanced hyperspectral instrument for the Multiple User System for Earth Sensing (MUSES) platform by Teledyne Brown Engineering (TBE) on Board of the International Space Station (ISS). With a minimum of optical components the robust and compact optical design covers the visible and near-infrared regions of the electromagnetic spectrum at a high resolution. The mechanical and optical characteristics qualify DESIS for applications like farming, forestry, land cover analysis and multitemporal environmental monitoring. Data will be jointly provided by TBE and DLR to serve commercial and scientific partners starting in 2018.

About DESIS

DESIS - a spectrometer for the ISS

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DESIS on ISS

On june the 29th, 2018 DESIS will be launched from Cape Canaveral to the ISS Danke #nasa

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DESIS design

DESIS has a sophisticated optical design: a compact structure with a minimum number of optical components.

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DESIS Applications and Aims

DESIS is intended to supply hyperspectral data to support scientific, humanitarian and commercial goals.

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News

First processed images from DESIS hyperspectral Earth observation instrument

The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR), and Teledyne Brown Engineering presented the first images of the DESIS hyperspectral Earth observation instrument at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC). The instrument was mounted to the exterior of the International Space Station on 27 August 2018.

OS in space: DESIS installation on ISS successful

After its launch to the International Space Station ISS on 29 June2018, the DESIS is now installed on the Space Station's exterior. The hyperspectral data will be used for environmental and resource monitoring. Possible applications include optimizing food production and monitoring marine pollution

OS in space: Hyperspectral Earth observation instrument DESIS sets off for the ISS

The DLR Earth Sensing Imaging Spectrometer (DESIS) – an environmental and resource monitoring system from the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) – set off for the International Space Station (ISS) at 05:42 EDT (11:42 CEST) on 29 June 2018. The Dragon capsule carrying DESIS launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The hyperspectral instrument was developed by the DLR Institute of Optical Sensor Systems in cooperation with the US company Teledyne Brown Engineering (TBE) in order to monitor the environment and resources on Earth..

OS im Weltall: Hyperspektrales Erdbeobachtungsinstrument DESIS startet 2018 zur Internationalen Raumstation

Das Deutsche Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) und das US-amerikanische Unternehmen Teledyne Brown Engineering (TBE) erklären den Abschluss des Entwicklungs- und Herstellungsprozesses des DLR Earth Sensing Imaging Spectrometers (DESIS). Das System zum Umwelt- und Ressourcenmonitoring wird von der Internationalen Raumstation ISS ein breites Spektrum an Daten zur Erde senden. Das Joint Venture Instrument DESIS wird in Kürze an die NASA ausgeliefert und startet im Sommer 2018 mit einer Falcon 9 Trägerrakete der US-Firma SpaceX von Cape Canaveral zur Internationalen Raumstation ISS

DLR and US corporation TBE sign partnership for Earth observation instrument on board the ISS

On 20 May 2014 at the ILA Berlin Air Show, the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) and the US corporation Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc. (TBE) signed an agreement to install and operate the imaging spectrometer DESIS (DLR Earth Sensing Imaging Spectrometer) on board the International Space Station (ISS).

DLR to be first user of Earth sensing platform MUSES on ISS

On 1 October 2013, Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc., subsidiary of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, and the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) signed a memorandum of agreement to develop an instrument for the Multi-User System for Earth Sensing (MUSES), which will be mounted on the International Space Station (ISS).

DESIS publications

Dokuments

DESIS Flyer EN Detail (0.67 MB)

DESIS flyer EN (19.41 MB)

DESIS Flyer GER (19.19 MB)

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