Unique Space Imagery of the Extreme North Areas

Possibility to carry out space imagery of the Extreme North areas in the conditions of insufficient illumination has been confirmed. In late December 2011 ScanEx Research & Development Center conducted satellite imagery of the Oriental Angel injured ship, thrown onto the coast of the Chukot Peninsula (62.5 degrees of north latitude). Elevation indicating level of illumination constituted from 0 to 1-2 degrees. Received images allowed assessing the condition and location of the injured vessel frozen into the fast ice at the Cape of Military Topographers. For the unique series of the Chukotka area images EROS A and EROS B satellites were used. These satellites ensured creation of images in asynchronous mode with accumulation of signals by slowing down the scanning.  Read More