Accurate geometric calibration of a spaceborne sensor critical to allowing the imaging system to produce hig quality image products. This paper describes the post-launc calibration techniques developed and used to characteriz the payloads on the five RapidEye satellites. It illustrat how ground-based post-launch calibration techniques can b used to mount a successful geometric calibration campaig consistent with a small-sat satellite mission.
['Brian C. Robertson', 'Keith Dennis Richard Beckett', 'Chris Rampersad', 'Rony Putih']
Quantitative geometric calibration & validation of the Rapideye constellation