Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Flying on board the Milani CubeSat, The Asteroid Spectral Imager ASPECT is a hyperspectral camera which will measure the spectral characteristics of the Didymos asteroids. This paper describes science objectives of the mission, the operational principle of the camera and primary results of the test campaign. The ASPECT camera operates mainly in the near infrared wavelengths, covering the wavelength range of 650–1600 nm. In addition to the camera, there is a single point spectrometer covering the range of 1650–2500 nm. The instrument was qualified to the Hera environmental specification and the optical properties were cross-calibrated with other optical payloads on the Hera mission.
Source: Space Science Reviews
Authors: Antti Näsilä, Tomáš Kohout, Maddalena Boselli, Janne Kuhno, Roberts Trops, Christer Holmlund, Rami Mannila, Harri Ojanen, Tahvo Havia, Hans Toivanen, Altti Akujärvi, Leevi Salonen, Timo Ihatsu, Antti Penttilä, Tomáš Kašpárek, Tuomas Tikka, Gábor Kovács, Balázs V. Nagy, David Korda, Margherita Cardi, Marco Pavoni, Daniele Calvi, Andrea Zanotti, Filippo Corradino, Hannah Goldberg, Michael Kueppers, Mario F. Palos
Institutions: VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, University of Helsinki, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geology, Aalto University, Brno University of Technology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Astronomical Institute, University of Turin, European Space Research and Technology Centre, European Space Agency, European Space Astronomy Centre
Language: English
Subfield: Aerospace Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $5,290
OpenAlex ID: W4414278273