| Name | NACHOS |
|---|---|
| Type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 3U |
| Organisation | Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) |
| Institution | Institute |
| Entity | Government (Civil / Military) |
| Nation | US |
| Launch brokerer | NASA CSLI / ELaNa |
| Oneliner |
Technology demonstration of an ultra-compact, high-resolution, hyperspectral imager. |
| Description |
Technology demonstration of an ultra-compact, high-resolution, hyperspectral imager that is able to monitor fossil fuel burning and low-level passive degassing at volcanoes. If successful, it will be a paradigm shift in space-borne sensing—from expensive single-platform, large-satellite instruments, to agile constellations of relatively inexpensive instruments on small satellites. |
| Sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] |
| Photo sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] |
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Related Spacecraft
| Name | Status | Launch | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| NACHOS (NanoSat Atmospheric Chemistry Hyperspectral Observation System, NACHOS-1) | Reentry 2023-02-03. Was operational (Official confirmation about being in commissioning phase on a podcast on 2022-11-04 as of 2022-12-20) | 2022-02-19 | 400 km, 51.6 deg, ISS |
| NACHOS 2 (NanoSat Atmospheric Chemistry Hyperspectral Observation System) | Operational (Official confirmation about being in commissioning phase on a podcast on 2022-11-04 as of 2022-12-20) | 2022-07-02 | 495 km, 45 deg |
Last modified: 2023-06-03
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