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NASA’s Gulfstream III is a turbofan aircraft that has been modified for Earth Science research by NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center. The G-III has a maximum flight duration between 6-7 hours and has a maximum altitude of 45,000 ft. The maximum useful payload is 2,500 lbs.
Type
Jet
Data Center
ORNL DAAC
Launch
Entered service in 2012
Objective
Study Earth's atmosphere and troposphere
Instruments Aboard G-III
| Instrument Name | Operational Date(s) | Spectral Resolution | Type of Instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airborne Visible InfraRed Imaging Spectrometer - Next Generation (AVIRIS-NG) | 2012 - present | Resolution: 5 nm |
Spectrometer/Radiometer |
| Portable Remote Imaging Spectrometer (PRISM) | image spectrometer: 350 to 1050 nm; 246 bands in approximately 2.85-nm intervals spot spectrometers: 1240 and 1640 nm |
Spectrometer/Radiometer | |
| Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle Synthetic Aperture Radar (UAVSAR) | Imaging Radars |
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