Aerospace Engineer, Daniel Senai, inspects the Solar Calibration Assembly (SCA) Life Test Unit mechanism for the Ocean Color Instrument (OCI) to ensure it is ready for the next level of assembly. OCI is a highly advanced optical spectrometer that will be used to measure properties of light over portions of the electromagnetic spectrum. It will enable continuous measurement of light at finer wavelength resolution than previous NASA satellite sensors, extending key system ocean color data records for climate studies. OCI is PACE's (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) primary sensor built at Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD.
Photographer NASA/Denny Henry
Album Ocean-Color-Instrument-OCI
Location GSFC
Date September 16, 2021