BackForwardInstrument:  PAN 

Instrument details
Acronym PAN
Full name Panchromatic Camera
Purpose High-resolution observation of land, vegetation, inner waters and costal zones
Short description Panchromatic channel, 400-750 nm, S/N: 240. Associated to HYC
Background Consolidated technology
Scanning Technique Pushbroom: swath 30 km; 6000 pixel/line. Addressable within a Filed-of-Regard of 1000 km on either sides
Resolution 5 m at s.s.p.
Coverage / Cycle Global coverage in 3 months, or down to few day depending on strategic pointing
Mass Power Data Rate

 

Providing Agency ASI
Instrument Maturity Backed by strong heritage
Utilization Period: 2019 to 2035
Last update: 2022-07-25
Detailed characteristics
Satellites this instrument is flying on

Note: a red tag indicates satellites no longer operational, a green tag indicates operational satellites, a blue tag indicates future satellites

Instrument classification
  • Earth observation instrument
  • Passive optical radiometer or spectrometer
  • High resolution optical imager
WIGOS Subcomponents
  • Subcomponent 4
  • GNSS radio occultation (commercial)
  • High-resolution optical observation constellation (commercial)
Mission objectives
Primary mission objectives
  • Fire fractional cover
Evaluation of Measurements