Year: 2017
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: The Fluorescence Explorer (FLEX) is one of ESA’s 8th Earth Explorer mission candidates, which has been recently initiated for feasibility (Phase A) study as part of the ESA Living Planet programme. Together with the second candidate mission CarbonSat, these missions will undergo a preliminary concept review and a preliminary requirements review. FLEX has reached a status, where the requirements have been consolidated such that the instrument and satellite concepts could be formulated. The selection of the instrument concepts were derived from detailed trade-offs, which had the aim to meet the instrument requirements while staying in line with the allocated resources for the mission. Although the instrument concepts are not yet fully frozen with respect to all aspects, we will report about the most promising configurations and the expected performance as compared to the scientific requirements.
DOI: 10.1117/12.2309086
Institution: European Space Agency
Language: English
Subfield: Ecology
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2769929847