Sensor · Spaceborne
Special Sensor Ultraviolet Limb Imager
Compiled from public sources on 2026-06-14. Not independently verified by United States Air Force.
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Missions → DMSP-F18 (Operational)
DMSP ultraviolet limb imager in the Space Environment Sensor Suite.
Sensor
Included in the Atlas for completeness. This is a supporting payload carried on an Earth-observation platform rather than a primary observing instrument, so it has a catalogue record but no full profile.
Where this fits, supply chain
Compositional position
Methods this sensor implements
Demonstrated
- Atmospheric limb soundingvia DMSP-F18
ssuli ultraviolet limb/nadir atmospheric/ionospheric observing payload on DMSP-F18.
Capable, undemonstrated
None on record.
Topics this relates to
Sources
- [1]WMO OSCAR satellite record: DMSP-F18agency doc2026-06-14
- [2]Defense Meteorological Satellite Program, NOAA NCEIagency doc2026-06-14
- [3]Defense Meteorological Satellite Program, U.S. Space Force fact sheetagency doc2026-06-14