BIRD (satellite)

German infrared detection satellite

Not to be confused with Birds-1.

BIRD

Mission type| Earth observation
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 (2001-10-22)
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:

* More precise information about leaf mass and photosynthesis is needed for the early diagnosis of vegetation conditions and changes.
* Real-time discrimination between smoke and water clouds

The attitude and control system of the BIRD satellite was reused in the TET-1 satellite.

## Publications

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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

## See also

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* Spaceflight portal

* Miniaturized satellite
* TET-1

## References

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1. ^ "NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Trajectory Details". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
2. ^ "BIRD - A DLR Small Satellite Mission for the Investigation of Vegetation Fires and Vegetation Condition". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-05-03.

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← 2000

Orbital launches in 2001

2002 →

January|

* Shenzhou 2
* Türksat 2A
* Progress M1-5
* USA-156

February|

* Sicral 1, Skynet 4F
* STS-98 (Destiny)
* Odin
* Progress M-44
* USA-157

March|

* STS-102 (Leonardo MPLM)
* Eurobird 1, BSAT-2a
* XM-2

April|

* Ekran-M No.18L
* 2001 Mars Odyssey
* GSAT-1
* STS-100 (Raffaello MPLM)
* Soyuz TM-32

May|

* XM-1
* PAS-10
* USA-158
* Progress M1-6
* Kosmos 2377

June|

* Kosmos 2378
* Intelsat 901
* Astra 2C
* ICO F2
* MAP

July|

* STS-104 (Quest)
* Artemis, BSAT-2b
* Molniya-3K No.11
* GOES 12
* Koronas-F

August|

* USA-159
* Genesis
* STS-105 (Leonardo MPLM, Simplesat)
* Progress M-45
* Kosmos 2379
* VEP-2, LRE
* Intelsat 902

September|

* USA-160
* Progress M-SO1 (Pirs)
* OrbView-4, QuickTOMS, SBD, Odyssey
* Atlantic Bird 2
* Starshine 3, PICOSat, PCSat, SAPPHIRE

October|

* USA-161
* Globus No.14L
* USA-162
* QuickBird-2
* Soyuz TM-33
* TES, PROBA, BIRD
* Molniya-3 No.64

November|

* Progress M1-7 (Kolibri 2000)
* DirecTV-4S

December|

* Kosmos 2380, Kosmos 2381, Kosmos 2382
* STS-108 (Raffaello MPLM, Starshine 2
* Jason-1, TIMED
* Meteor-3M #1, Kompass, Badr-B, Maroc-Tubsat, Reflektor
* Kosmos 2383
* Kosmos 2384, Kosmos 2385, Kosmos 2386, Gonets-D1 No.10, Gonets-D1 No.11, Gonets-D1 No.12

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