INPE Space and Environment RD for Brazil in
INPE: Space and Environment R&D for Brazil in the 21 st Century
Nature, 29 July 2010
Brazil: a natural knowledge economy? Brazil´s innovation system is in large part built upon its natural and environmental resources, endowments and assets.
Brazil: a natural knowledge economy Deforestation cut by 300% (2005 -09) Best technology in biofuels World leader in tropical agriculture 46% of energy is renewable
Energy Agriculture Ecosystems Space technology adds value to Brazil´s natural knowledge economy Megacities Climate change Weather and natural disasters
A Vision for INPE in the 21 st Century Brazil will be an environmental power and the first developed nation in the tropics INPE will be a world-class centre in Space and Environment R&D for the tropical region
INPE: CONVERTING DATA INTO KNOWLEDGE SATELLITES Earth observation, scientific, and data collection satellites GROUND SYSTEMS Satellite control, reception, processing and distribution of satellite data ANALYSIS AND MODELLING Space Weather, Weather Prediction and Earth System Science SOCIETAL BENEFITS Innovative products to meet Brazil´s needs
CBERS GPM_BR INPE is unique: we are efficient users of the data produced by the satellites we build and receive Mapping deforestation Weather forecasts
World Research Centers: Impact and Visibility INPE: only Brazilian institute in top 40 Source: Cybermetrics Lab, Spain
Space Weather Monitoring at INPE Ionospheric scintillation
Numerical Weather Prediction at INPE Media Info Global PCDWeather Data Supercomputer Numerical Weather Products Forecast Preparation
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Monitoring Deforestation in Amazonia CBERS image Degradation Deforestation Science (27 April 2007): “Brazil´s monitoring system is the envy of the world”.
Open access data policy: a qualified success CBERS@INPE: 1 million images (2004 -2009) LANDSAT @USGS: 1 million images (Jan-Aug 2009) GMES Sentinels @ESA-EC: Data will be open access (Sep 2009)
MMP (CENIC, MECTRON, Fibra. Forte, Atech) CBERS solar panels (ORBITAL) INPE is Brazil´s main driver of innovation in space technology Camara MUX-Free (OPTO) CBERS onboard computer (OMNISYS)
LIT – Integration and Tests Laboratory Complete infrastructure for assembly and qualification of satellites 70 000 man-hours per year of industrial tests
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Multimission platform Common support for Earth Observation mini-satellites Orbits from 600 to 1200 km Payload: 280 kg Plataform: 250 kg
Amazônia-1: first MMP mission (launch 2013) AWFI 0, 45 -0, 52 B Spectral Bands( m) 0, 52 -0, 59 G 0, 63 -0, 69 R 0, 77 -0, 89 NIR Spatial resolution(m) Ground swath(km) 40 780 5 Revisit (days) Global land imaging every 5 days together
LATTES (EQUARS and MIRAX) MIRAX: Hard and soft X-rays EQUARS Stratosphere temperature Ionospheric bubbles GPS occultation
MIRAX X-ray imager NASA Explorer Mo. O proposal 2011 not selected INPE may support SAO for HXI delivery NASA support is needed for data processing and distribution Unique wide-field X-ray imager to be operating 2016 -2020 State-of-the-art imaging X-ray detectors from Harvard. SAO/GSFC/Caltech Very high sensitivity and angular resolution
Global Terrestrial Ecosystem Observatory (GTEO) Hyperspectral imager 256 bands JPL (instrument) INPE (bus + launch)
Terrestrial Ecosystem Monitoring with GTEO
Imaging Spectroscopy Concept
Imaging Spectroscopy Remote Measurement via Spectral Fitting
Global Imaging Spectrometer Measures the land surface as well as coastal and inland waters at 60 m every 19 days. Full solar reflected spectrum of the Earth from 380 – 2500 nm at 10 nm. Visible to Short Wavelength Infra. Red (VSWIR) 1000 m 1 terabit per orbit 60 m – adequate for global terrestrial ecosystems
Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M 3) for Chandrayaan-1 Indian Mission to the Moon 8 Kg, 15 watts, 24 Month Build High uniformity and high SNR design by P. Mouroulis Baffle TM-1 Fold Mirror TM 2 Uniform Slit TM-3 Convex Multi Facet Blazed Grating Offner Spectrometer Spherical Mirror Order Sorting Filter and Focal Plane Detector Array Baffle
M 3 First Spectral Light 19 Nov 2008 Cover of Science 23 Oct 2009 Discovery of OH/H 2 O in the illuminated regions of the Moon R 2 -µm absorption G Brightness B 3 -µm absorption OH/H 2 O
MMP readiness status All equipments are qualified Strong space heritage on mission-critical parts 29
MMP qualification in INPE (2008)
Planned missions: 2012 -2020
A visionary of the Brazilian space program. . . Dr. Fernando Mendonça (INPE´s founder) “We want to build an intellectual elite at the highest level, capable of breaking Brazil's dependence on foreign technology. We need people with knowledge and ideas on how to develop Brazil, who are quick to grasp the future paths of science, and who are conscious of their role in major government decisions”. Veja, 12/03/1969
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