{"id":194331,"date":"2024-03-25T16:13:43","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T02:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=194331"},"modified":"2024-03-27T13:22:06","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T23:22:06","slug":"satellite-launch-success-hyti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/03\/25\/satellite-launch-success-hyti\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> team celebrates satellite launch, looks to deployment"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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A satellite designed and built by a team of more than 60 students and faculty from the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Mānoa successfully launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 21. The Hyperspectral Thermal Imager (HyTI<\/abbr>) satellite launched aboard the SpaceX commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS<\/abbr>), deployment from the ISS<\/abbr> is expected in May. The mission is expected to last one year.<\/p>\n

“It is so special that I was able to watch my first live rocket launch with something I helped make on board,” said Chiara Ferrari-Wong, a UH<\/abbr> graduate research assistant who traveled to Florida to watch the launch. “The launch represented a culmination of our team\u2019s hard work and efforts over the past few years, and will remain one of my core memories of my time at UH<\/abbr> Mānoa. I am incredibly fortunate to have worked with the team and had the opportunity to see the spacecraft go from concept to reality.”<\/p>\n

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The HyTI<\/abbr> satellite, equipped with onboard data processing capabilities, will deliver high-resolution thermal images.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The project’s focus is to gather valuable data for understanding Earth’s surface processes, including volcanic activity, wildfires and soil-moisture levels. Led by Principal Investigator Robert Wright, director of the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Institute of Geophysics and Planetology<\/a> (HIGP<\/abbr>), the project began in October 2018, with funding from NASA<\/abbr>‘s In-Space Validation of Earth Science Technologies Program.<\/p>\n

“We have a couple of volcanoes here within the state which regularly erupt,” said Wright. “And the kind of data that HyTI<\/abbr> will collect will be useful to study the eruptions that happen in the future within the state of Â鶹´«Ã½.<\/span>”<\/p>\n

Related story: Students, staff and faculty head to NASA<\/abbr> launch of Â鶹´«Ã½satellite<\/a>, February 2024<\/span><\/p>\n

The HyTI<\/abbr> satellite, officially owned by NASA<\/abbr> and operated by the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Space Flight Laboratory<\/a>, was selected in 2019 as part of NASA<\/abbr>‘s CubeSat Launch Initiative, under the Educational Launch of Nanosatellites program. Equipped with onboard data processing capabilities, the satellite will deliver high-resolution thermal images, surpassing the capabilities of current sensors. These images will enable scientists and disaster response managers to analyze and respond to environmental events with precision and speed.<\/p>\n

UH<\/abbr> students, staff and faculty have been actively involved in the development of the HyTI<\/abbr> satellite, including six faculty members, 15 staff, eight graduate students, two post-docs, 30 undergraduate students and six high school interns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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