Group: Adeline, Emily, and Zaire

Correlation Missions: 

• Light pollution & temperature 
• Light Pollution & animal population 
• Light Pollution & Wildfires [plumes, CO2, Oxygen?] 
• Biodiversity Loss and Species Disruption in Highly-Illuminated areas
• Testing whether groups trying to lower light pollution are accomplishing it 
• Couple with studies on human sleep and health in areas with light population?  

Instruments/Sensors: Thermal Camera + Imager 

Cost analysis:

• Thermal camera , imager, spectrometer cost
  • Thermal camera 
    • Thermal imaging camera - 2,000-6000 dollars
  • Imaging 
    • Looking into pricing, many different shapes and sizes for camera 
    • https://dragonflyaerospace.com/products/gecko/
      • offers 1U to 6U cameras
  • Spectrometer 
    • Standard spectrometer 3,000-8,000
  • SAR

Size Analysis:

• https://technology.nasa.gov/patent/GSC-TOPS-138#:~:text=The%20need%20for%20such%20a,more%20robust%20missions%20for%20science.
  • 3U for just this thermal camera
• Spectrometers

  • Uvsq-Sat NG (Nanosatellite for GHG monitoring)

    • Spectrometer occupies 1 U of payload volume

    • Physical dimensions: 10 × 10 × 10 cm³

    • Mass: 1–2 kg