Israeli-French satellite Venus future to assess the state of vegetation on Earth using propulsion systems and innovative photography.
During 2017 scheduled to be launched VENμS (Venus), satellite innovative collaboration between the Israel Space Agency and the French Space Agency, designed to perform two tasks, scientific and technological. As part of future scientific mission satellite photograph and document fields and plots of land space, every other day for two years. That he will allow conducting research and development of methods to monitor the status of soil, vegetation, forestry and agriculture precise, conservation and quality of water bodies. As part of the technology mission activities planned proof of the innovative electric propulsion system manufactured by Rafael orbit maintenance. The name of the satellite is similar although there Venus but is heads boxes Vegetation and Environment on a New Micro Satellite, and Hebrew-flora and environment through a new small satellite.
Venus is equipped with satellite and a special camera that can capture important details, including those that are not visible. By analyzing and comparing the images this the will can appreciate this the condition of the ground and know how the vegetation evolves, if the plants are thirsty for water and also identify Htfstot of touching or Zihom field and pass the information Bmhirot to repair the damage.
The satellite photograph Atzomim areas and provide dozens of pictures every day, and each will present some 700 kilometers Rboaim. Apart from this, the Venus fly in a special track, which will allow him to return whenever any one of the photography throughout the world, in the same time and in the same Tnai photography which took last time. This will facilitate the work of researchers compare the images, allowing them to identify if changes in soil and vegetation seasons worrying whether good or beautiful or skating Mtfkdt she needs treatment.
The camera's Venus is Molti-Sfktrlit consisting of 12 cameras running simultaneously. In other words, it will photograph at the same time 12 images of the same place - each one a different wavelength, including in areas that are not visible person, such as infrared. Individual images are processed into one complete picture, colorful and very accurate.
Dimensional satellite and Venus, similar to the size of a refrigerator, domestic and weighing 270 kilograms, the satellite is equipped with payload technology system featuring electric propulsion. This is a system consisting of two electric motors spouting June xenon, which should enable the satellite to operate in a long period of time significantly compared to the times of operation possible get through using chemical propulsion systems that take advantage of the same mass of fuel as part of a satellite mission Htcnoloit of Venus is designed to demonstrate the operation of the electric propulsion system in space and especially the driver unable to maneuver the satellite in space and on-line.
Aerospace is responsible for the development of satellite systems and ground station, the electric propulsion system developed at Rafael, while France is responsible for developing multi-spectral camera and image processing preparations. The company develops the camera in practice for the French space agency is Elbit Systems Electro-Optical Elop Israel.
During 2017 scheduled to be launched VENμS (Venus), satellite innovative collaboration between the Israel Space Agency and the French Space Agency, designed to perform two tasks, scientific and technological. As part of future scientific mission satellite photograph and document fields and plots of land space, every other day for two years. That he will allow conducting research and development of methods to monitor the status of soil, vegetation, forestry and agriculture precise, conservation and quality of water bodies. As part of the technology mission activities planned proof of the innovative electric propulsion system manufactured by Rafael orbit maintenance. The name of the satellite is similar although there Venus but is heads boxes Vegetation and Environment on a New Micro Satellite, and Hebrew-flora and environment through a new small satellite.
Venus is equipped with satellite and a special camera that can capture important details, including those that are not visible. By analyzing and comparing the images this the will can appreciate this the condition of the ground and know how the vegetation evolves, if the plants are thirsty for water and also identify Htfstot of touching or Zihom field and pass the information Bmhirot to repair the damage.
The satellite photograph Atzomim areas and provide dozens of pictures every day, and each will present some 700 kilometers Rboaim. Apart from this, the Venus fly in a special track, which will allow him to return whenever any one of the photography throughout the world, in the same time and in the same Tnai photography which took last time. This will facilitate the work of researchers compare the images, allowing them to identify if changes in soil and vegetation seasons worrying whether good or beautiful or skating Mtfkdt she needs treatment.
The camera's Venus is Molti-Sfktrlit consisting of 12 cameras running simultaneously. In other words, it will photograph at the same time 12 images of the same place - each one a different wavelength, including in areas that are not visible person, such as infrared. Individual images are processed into one complete picture, colorful and very accurate.
Dimensional satellite and Venus, similar to the size of a refrigerator, domestic and weighing 270 kilograms, the satellite is equipped with payload technology system featuring electric propulsion. This is a system consisting of two electric motors spouting June xenon, which should enable the satellite to operate in a long period of time significantly compared to the times of operation possible get through using chemical propulsion systems that take advantage of the same mass of fuel as part of a satellite mission Htcnoloit of Venus is designed to demonstrate the operation of the electric propulsion system in space and especially the driver unable to maneuver the satellite in space and on-line.
Aerospace is responsible for the development of satellite systems and ground station, the electric propulsion system developed at Rafael, while France is responsible for developing multi-spectral camera and image processing preparations. The company develops the camera in practice for the French space agency is Elbit Systems Electro-Optical Elop Israel.
