Sensor · Spaceborne

Special Sensor Ultraviolet Spectrographic Imager

Missions → DMSP-F18 (Extended operations)

DMSP ultraviolet spectrographic 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.

Operator pricing

Pricing not publicly listed by operator

Supply chain position

carried by DMSP-F18

Methods this sensor implements

Demonstrated

Atmospheric limb soundingvia DMSP-F18
ssusi ultraviolet limb/nadir atmospheric/ionospheric observing payload on DMSP-F18.

Capable, undemonstrated

None on record.

Topics this relates to

Stratospheric ozone Atmospheric limb sounding(demonstrated)well suited

Air quality Atmospheric limb sounding(demonstrated)adequate

Shipping emissions Atmospheric limb sounding(demonstrated)adequate

CO2 Atmospheric limb sounding(demonstrated)marginal

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

Cite https://eo-atlas.org/products/sensor/ssusi Markdown twin → Field definitions → Suggest a correction →

How to cite this page

Plain text

Special Sensor Ultraviolet Spectrographic Imager. EO-Atlas, SpectraWorks B.V. https://eo-atlas.org/products/sensor/ssusi (CC BY 4.0)

BibTeX

@misc{eoatlas:products:sensor:ssusi,
  title = {Special Sensor Ultraviolet Spectrographic Imager},
  author = {{EO-Atlas}},
  publisher = {SpectraWorks B.V.},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
  url = {https://eo-atlas.org/products/sensor/ssusi}
}