Campaign | Instrument | Aircraft | PI or POC | Flight Dates | Location | Status | Sponsor |
Carbon Mapper | AVIRIS-NG | Dynamic Aviation B200 (N53W) | M. Eastwood | Jan 9- Mar 24 2023 | Chile, Ecuador, Columbia | Flying near Santiago 1/31 | Carbon Mapper |
SoOpSAR | SoOpSAR | B200 (N801NA) | S. Yueh | Feb, Mar 2023 | CA, CO | Jan 24 Tech Brief went well; Integrated onto B200; Successful Eng Flt 1/27; Sci flts 2/1 or 2/2 | AITT |
NGC-II | YTHP, JLH | Northrup Grumman G-II (N82CR) | P. Kangaslahti, R. Herman | March at earliest 2023 | Palmdale, CA | Still uncertainty on engine fix; JPL Pre-Ship review Feb 6. NGC – doing analysis of YHTP install (mounting by NG) | Part of NASA SMICES IIP |
SPARTA | SPARTA Picasso instrument | Blue Origin – unmanned | R. Anderson | End of year | Texas | Safety/Performance Pre-ship review March 7. Documentation needed – start with previous. | NASA Picasso |
EL ILS | Different LIDARs | Corporate Helicopters, Helicopter | Ed Konefat | Apr-May & Sep-Oct 2023 | Death Valley, CA | AFRC has prelim HQ audit report but need full report + AFRC time for subcontract; What is known: Airworthiness 100% compliant; need to address some quality items. May need more inspection ctrls – like tool control. / JPL: Need to understand rack loads | JPL |
S-MODE | DopplerScat, PRISM | B200 (N801NA), G-3 (N520NA) | D. Perkovic-Martin, D. Thompson | Apr, May 2023 | Ames, CA | On track | SMD/ESD H. Maring |
HyTES – Canada | HyTES | Kenn Borek Twin Otter | B. Eng | Need to Ship to KBA Feb 14. Flts May – Jun 2023 | Calgary Canada | Need to do KBA checkout flights in Canada before flights in Europe. KBA has been audited for international flts | NASA/ESA |
SMAPVEX | PALS | Airborne Imaging (DC3 N737H) | S. Misra | Jun 1, 2023 | TBD | NASA Airborne Imaging audit on 1/31; PALS Deciding on CAS, antenna, radome fix | SMAP |
SWOT Cal/Val | AirSWOT | N48Q (Dynamic Aviation) | R. Chao | Apr - Jun 2023 | Quebec, Canada | Integration end of Apr. Need to get into CAS system - in collab with Canada; need 40 hrs flt time | SWOT |
ABoVE | AVIRIS-NG, UAVSAR | Dynamic Aviation B200 (N53W), G3 AFRC (NASA802) | C. Miller | Apr 2023 | Alaska | NASA TE Program Margolis | |
SnowEx | AVIRIS-NG | B200 (N53W) | M. Eastwood (JPL) | Apr 2023 | Alaska | NASA THP | |
AVIRIS-3 Test Flights | AVIRIS-3 | B200 (N53W) | M. Eastwood | May 2023 | CONUS | Ensure SSO involved | |
AITT Tests | A-SMLS, AirMSPI-2 | ER2 (NASA806) | N. Livesey, D. Diner | Fly next opportunity | Palmdale, CA | Original dates cancelled due to 806 engine | AITT |
WDTS | AVIRIS-C | ER2 (NASA806) | M. Eastwood | Apr 2023 | CA, NV, AZ, NM | ||
HyTES Europe | HyTES | Kenn Borek Twin Otter | B. Eng | Apr 2023 Possibly | Europe | Need to get into CAS system | ESA/NASA |
HyTES G5 Test | HyTES | JSC G5 (N95NA) | B. Eng | After HyTES Europe | Houston, TX | Needs New PIF and Safety Plan; May not fly until after HyTES-Europe due to G5 used for ISS recovery | NASA, NSF, SANSA |
GEMx/EMRI | AVIRIS-C, HyTES | ER2 (NASA806) | I. McCubbin | Apr-Sep 2023-2025 | CA, NV, AZ, NM | USGS | |
STAQS | AVIRIS-NG | LaRC G-III | M. Eastwood (JPL) | Jun 5 - Aug 23, 2023 | New York | ||
Athabasca EELS | EELS Robot | Helicopter from No Limits | M. Paton | Sep 2023 | Alberta, Canada | Similar to 2022 activity with same robot, vendor and helicopter | |
SASSIE | PALS | Kenn Borek DC3T or AirTEC DC3T | S. Misra | Sep 2023 | Arctic | Strake replacement method – xtra material behind strakes – consider TC | NASA TE Program Margolis |
FIRESENSE | AVIRIS-3 UAVSAR-which band | B200 (N53W) | M. Eastwood (JPL) | Sep 2023 | Western US | ||
BioSCape | HyTES, AVIRIS-NG, PRISM | G5 (HyTES), LaRC G3 (AVIRIS, PRISM) | A. Wilson (U. Buffalo); Eng, Eastwood, Thompson | Oct-Dec 2023 | S. Africa | Test flights now for HyTES | NASA, NSF, SANSA |