ESA "AIR-SOS - Validating Detection of Marine Litter From Space

WHAT IS THE AIR-SOS STUDY ABOUT?
Aufwind's AIR-SOS Project Partners


Associated Partners within the Project

ABOUT THE LAKE BUCCANEER AND WHY WE ARE USING IT FOR FLIGHT OPERATIONS
The Lake LA 4-200 was designed in the 1950s by David Thurston, a former Grumman engineer. It has been built over 1000 times between 1959 and 2003 in different varieties. It is built out of Aluminium hat has been hardened and corrosion proofed. The LA-4-200 ist powered by a Lycoming IO-360 air-cooled four-cylinder direct-drive aircraft engine with fuel injection with 150 kW (200 hp) power output.
On board the aircraft we have a pilot, a task specialist, emergency gear, marine tools, sensing and data processing equipment. We carry two bays for earth observation equipment in the wings.
Advantages for the mission
How exactly does ESA use Space Technology against Marine Litter?
Visit ESA's website and read more about how they contribute to tackling the Marine Litter problem:
esa.int - A step forward in detecting plastic marine litter from space