Assembling ALTIUS’ instrument

Work is underway at OIP Sensor Systems in Belgium on assembling the heart of ESA’s ALTIUS mission: the high-resolution imager. The first pieces to take shape are the optical benches – high-precision components critical for capturing atmospheric data in the ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared bands. ALTIUS – short for Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere – is a relatively small, yet powerful Earth observation satellite designed to track ozone and other atmospheric trace gases.

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