2008 Annual Report - NASA Airborne Science Program

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Mt. St. Helens Caldera (Image courtesy JPL
UAVSAR project.)
Testing of the UAVSAR System 2 is scheduled
for FY 2009. Planned improvements to the
G-II include:
• The addition of a REVEAL system to
the G-III for remote interaction with the
instrument.
• An onboard processor for UAVSAR.
• A backup PPA system.
• A shortened instrument pylon.
The shortened pylon will enable operations
from remote deployment sites, and near-term
deployments are planned for Greenland,
Alaska, Maine, and Florida. A prototype Kaband
derivative of the UAVSAR will also be
developed and tested on the G-III during FY
2009.
URL: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/research/G-III/index.html
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