EL SEGUNDO, Calif.,
Aug. 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --
Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) will build the Geostationary Littoral Imaging
and Monitoring Radiometer, or GLIMR, sensor, under a contract from
the University of New Hampshire. GLIMR,
NASA's selected Earth Venture Instrument-5 investigation, will be
NASA's first hyperspectral imager in geostationary, or GEO, orbit.
Hyperspectral imaging collects and processes information from
across the electromagnetic spectrum including visible light,
infrared and ultraviolet frequencies to create a highly detailed
view of physical and biological conditions in coastal waters.
The instrument will provide high-sensitivity, high-spatial and
high-temporal resolution measurements of coastal and ocean
ecosystems in the Gulf of Mexico,
parts of the southeastern U.S. coastline and the Amazon River
plume. Decision-makers will use the GLIMR data to respond rapidly
to natural and manmade coastal water disasters, such as harmful
algae blooms and oil spills. It will also help improve the coastal
ecosystem's sustainability and resource management.
"GLIMR will collect the sharpest and most colorful view of
physical and biological conditions in coastal waters ever seen from
GEO," said Jeff Puschell, GLIMR
instrument scientist and principal engineering fellow at Raytheon
Space Systems. "A hyperspectral imager is essential technology to
capture new insight about our changing coastal ecosystems."
The University of New Hampshire is
NASA's lead organization for the GLIMR contract. The instrument
will launch aboard its host spacecraft in the 2026-2027 timeframe.
Its data will be available to scientists, researchers and educators
around the world.
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