Flora Hiperspectral

Flora Hiperspectral
Mission typeEarth orbiter
OperatorJPL / INPE
Spacecraft properties
Launch mass500 kilograms (1,102 lb)
Start of mission
Launch dateTBD

The Flora Hiperspectral satellite, initially scheduled to launch in 2017, is a proposed BrazilianAmerican Earth observation satellite. It will produce hyperspectral surface images of comparable resolution to Landsat satellites.[1] The Flora Hiperspectral is a joint project between the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) of NASA and the National Institute for Space Research of Brazil.

  1. ^ "Ministério da Ciência e Tecnologia : Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais : Plano Diretor 2011 - 2015" (PDF). Inpe.br. Retrieved 22 February 2019.