Mission type | Earth observation |
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Operator | DLR |
COSPAR ID | 2001-049C |
SATCAT no. | 26959 |
Website | DLR BIRD page |
Mission duration | 1 year, 3 months |
Spacecraft properties | |
Launch mass | 92 kilograms (203 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 22 October 2001 |
Rocket | PSLV-C3 |
Launch site | Satish Dhawan FLP |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Eccentricity | 0.00209 |
Perigee altitude | 551 kilometres (342 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 580 kilometres (360 mi) |
Inclination | 97.8 degrees |
Period | 96 minutes |
Epoch | 22 October 2001, 00:53:00 UTC[1] |
BIRD (Bispectral and Infrared Remote Detection) is a satellite launched by ISRO in 2001 for DLR. This small (92 kg) boxlike system, with solar panels and two collectors on stub wings, has remarkable fire-detection qualities. It hosts a two-channel infrared sensor system in combination with a Wide-Angle Optoelectronic Stereo Scanner (WAOSS). It also features a neuronal network classificator in orbit to reduce downlink bandwidth and cost.[2]
The unique combination of a stereo camera and two infrared cameras gives the opportunity to acquire:
The attitude and control system of the BIRD satellite was reused in the TET-1 satellite.
A BIRD satellite architecture (in German) (pdf)
O. Maibaum, T. Terzibaschian, "Lessons learned from the Object-Oriented Design of the BIRD Attitude Control System Software", 16th IFAC Symposium on Automatic Control in Aerospace (ACA'2004), ACA'2004 Preprints (Vol.I), S. 156-161, St.Petersburg, 14–18 June 2004