Our Method
Concept of Operations: Wildfires
Designed in union with the critical array of new instruments
TOOLS
TOOLS
Thermal & Mid-Infared
Hyperspectral Imaging
X, C, & L-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar
Water Vapor, Temp, & Pressure
Doppler Lidar
Waveform Lidar
High Spatial and Temporal
High Spatial
Resolution Determination of:
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Fuel inventory
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Topography
DATA
Maps of:
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Wildfire ignition
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​Evaporation
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Flame length
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Rate of spread
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Fireline length
Resolution Determination of:​​​
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Live fuel moisture
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Dead fuel moisture
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Species mapping
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Soil type
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Soil water recharge
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Topography
Profiles of:
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Water vapor
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Temperature
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Water vapor default
Resolution of:
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Three-dimensional winds
DATA
Uninterrupted, high spatial and temporal resolution​
Rapid detection of wildfire ignition​
Quantitative prediction of wildfire ignition risk
RESULTS
RESULTS
SACOS
Platform Design
aerolastic control
solar array
science payload
battery, avionics
Wingspan (m)
Gross Mass (kg)
Payload Mass (kg)
Cruise Altitude (km)
Endurance
Gen 1 (2022)
27
120
15
5
3 days
Gen 2 (2028)
35
280
30
20
3 months
Notional Architecture
