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End-to-End Image Simulator for Optical Imaging Systems: Equations and Simulation Examples

Table 3

Characteristics of HYPSEO Hyper-spectral and PAN cameras at 620 Km satellite altitude.

Hyper-spectral cameraPan camera
ParametersVNIR bandSwir bandPan band

Spectral Interval [nm]400–10001000–2500500–900
Average Spectral sampling [nm]1010500–900
Swath [km]/FOV (°)
Spatial Sampling [m]202053.52.52.5
Useful Zone [km]500500
Spectral channels (max)601501
Aperture Diameter [mm]150 ( /3.7)150 ( /5.8)150 ( /8.3)150 ( /11.6)300 ( /5.8)
Detector pixel dimension [ m]18187
Array dimension
FPA typeSi on Hybrid CMOSCooled CMT on Hybrid CMOSSi CCD
SNR at and 20050144713292