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Terrain Mapping Camera-2 onboard Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter


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1 Space Applications Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation, Ahmedabad 380 015, India
 

The paper presents the design and development of Terrain Mapping Camera-2 (TMC-2) for Chandrayaan- 2 including science objectives; system and sub-system configuration along with the realized performance of the camera; payload characterization; aspects related to data products, etc. TMC-2, onboard Chandrayaan-2 orbiter-craft is a follow-on of the Terrain Mapping Camera (TMC) onboard Chandrayaan- 1. It operates in visible panchromatic band. It comprises three identical electro-optical chains aligned for three views (–25, 0 and +25 degree) along track direction for generation of stereo images. It provides data with 5 m horizontal ground sampling distance to generate digital elevation model. TMC-2 based on the new configuration and sub-system designs has reduction in mass and power by more than 40% compared to TMC, without compromising the performance.

Keywords

Digital Elevation Model, Light Transfer Characteristics, Relative Spectral Response, Signal-to-noise Ratio, Stereo Imaging, Square Wave Response, Terrain Mapping Camera-2.
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Authors

Arup Roy Chowdhury
Space Applications Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation, Ahmedabad 380 015, India
Vishnukumar D. Patel
Space Applications Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation, Ahmedabad 380 015, India
S. R. Joshi
Space Applications Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation, Ahmedabad 380 015, India
A. S. Arya
Space Applications Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation, Ahmedabad 380 015, India
Ankush Kumar
Space Applications Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation, Ahmedabad 380 015, India
Sukamal Paul
Space Applications Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation, Ahmedabad 380 015, India
Dhrupesh Shah
Space Applications Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation, Ahmedabad 380 015, India
Pradeep Soni
Space Applications Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation, Ahmedabad 380 015, India
J. C. Karelia
Space Applications Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation, Ahmedabad 380 015, India
Minal Sampat
Space Applications Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation, Ahmedabad 380 015, India
Satish Sharma
Space Applications Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation, Ahmedabad 380 015, India
Sandip Somani
Space Applications Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation, Ahmedabad 380 015, India
H. V. Bhagat
Space Applications Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation, Ahmedabad 380 015, India
Jitendra Sharma
Space Applications Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation, Ahmedabad 380 015, India
Amitabh
Space Applications Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation, Ahmedabad 380 015, India
K. Suresh
Space Applications Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation, Ahmedabad 380 015, India
R. P. Rajasekhar
Space Applications Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation, Ahmedabad 380 015, India
B. B. Bokarwadia
Space Applications Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation, Ahmedabad 380 015, India
Mukesh Kumar
Space Applications Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation, Ahmedabad 380 015, India
D. N. Ghonia
Space Applications Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation, Ahmedabad 380 015, India

Abstract


The paper presents the design and development of Terrain Mapping Camera-2 (TMC-2) for Chandrayaan- 2 including science objectives; system and sub-system configuration along with the realized performance of the camera; payload characterization; aspects related to data products, etc. TMC-2, onboard Chandrayaan-2 orbiter-craft is a follow-on of the Terrain Mapping Camera (TMC) onboard Chandrayaan- 1. It operates in visible panchromatic band. It comprises three identical electro-optical chains aligned for three views (–25, 0 and +25 degree) along track direction for generation of stereo images. It provides data with 5 m horizontal ground sampling distance to generate digital elevation model. TMC-2 based on the new configuration and sub-system designs has reduction in mass and power by more than 40% compared to TMC, without compromising the performance.

Keywords


Digital Elevation Model, Light Transfer Characteristics, Relative Spectral Response, Signal-to-noise Ratio, Stereo Imaging, Square Wave Response, Terrain Mapping Camera-2.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv118%2Fi4%2F566-572