Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications-1 (OSTA-1)

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Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications-1 (OSTA-1) was a NASA experimental payload package flown on an early Space Shuttle mission to test and demonstrate Earth-observation and remote-sensing technologies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Earth observation instrument package
NASA experimental payload
spaceborne remote sensing payload
abbreviation OSTA-1 NERFINISHED
agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration NERFINISHED
application atmospheric and environmental monitoring
land surface monitoring
ocean and coastal studies
terrestrial applications
context early Space Shuttle program
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
dataType Earth observation data
remote sensing imagery
dataUser Earth science researchers
applied science and resource management communities
developer NASA Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications NERFINISHED
domain civil Earth observation
environment low Earth orbit
fieldOfStudy Earth sciences
remote sensing
space technology
isExperimental true
launchVehicle Space Shuttle NERFINISHED
missionType Earth observation
remote sensing technology demonstration
operator NASA
organizationTypeOfOperator government space agency
partOf Space Shuttle payload
purpose demonstrate remote-sensing instruments in space
test Earth-observation technologies
relatedTo NASA Earth science program NERFINISHED
Space Shuttle Earth observation missions NERFINISHED
remote sensing technology development
spacecraftBus Space Shuttle payload bay mounting
sponsor NASA Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications NERFINISHED
status retired
testedTechnology Earth-observation sensors
calibration and validation techniques
imaging instruments
remote-sensing data systems
usedFor demonstrating feasibility of Shuttle-based Earth observations
supporting future operational Earth-observation missions
usesPlatform Space Shuttle NERFINISHED

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STS-2 payload Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications-1 (OSTA-1)