A remote-controlled Earth-observing camera system called ISERV will be launched to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's third H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV-3) this week. Once installed, the system will be directed by researchers on the ground to acquire imagery of specific areas of the globe for disaster analysis and environmental studies.
ISERV Pathfinder is a new imaging instrument designed and built at NASA's
Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. The HTV-3 launch is scheduled
for 10:06 p.m. EDT July 20 from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan.
ISERV stands for the International Space Station SERVIR Environmental Research
and Visualization System. The space station provides researchers a unique
perspective through global observations from space. SERVIR is a Spanish acronym
meaning "to serve." Also known as the Regional Visualization and
Monitoring System, the program provides satellite data and tools to environmental
decision makers in developing countries. SERVIR is a partnership between NASA
and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
ISERV will be installed in the Window Observational Research Facility (WORF) in
the station's Destiny laboratory. The system is intended to help scientists
gain operational experience and expertise and inform the design of a more
capable system in the future. Ideally, a future operational system will be able
to monitor disasters on Earth.
Keywords – Earth Observing Camera to Launch to
International Space Station, ISERV Pathfinder, HTV-3 launch, Tanegashima Space
Center, SERVIR Environmental Research, WORF facility in station’s destiny
laboratory.
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