ACROSS supports a layered approach to metadata. Observatories have Telescopes which have Instruments.
See documentation for more details.
Observatory Metadata
[Pandora] Pandora Observatory
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observatory type: SPACE_BASED
url: https://pandorasat.com/
Observatory Ephemeris Types
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"ephemeris_type": "tle",
"priority": 1,
"parameters": {
"norad_id": 67395,
"norad_satellite_name": "PANDORA"
}
}Telescopes (1)
[Pandora] Pandora Observatory
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[Pandora] Pandora Observatory
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Instruments (2)
[VISDA] Visible Detector
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[VISDA] Visible Detector
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Filters (1)
id: 66511f07-f27b-4a60-bb00-f6b113eef11d
created_on: 2026-05-11T20:39:44.990157
name: VISDA
peak_wavelength: null
min_wavelength: 4000 Å
max_wavelength: 6500 Å
is_operational: true
sensitivity_depth_unit: null
sensitivity_depth: null
sensitivity_time_seconds: null
instrument_id: 5865b62e-179f-4e5b-9cd0-692d1ed84d4a
Footprint
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] Constraints (3)
{
"short_name": "Moon",
"name": "Moon Angle",
"min_angle": 40,
"max_angle": null
} {
"short_name": "Sun",
"name": "Sun Angle",
"min_angle": 90,
"max_angle": null
} {
"short_name": "Earth",
"name": "Earth Limb",
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"max_angle": null
} [NIRDA] NIR Detector
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[NIRDA] NIR Detector
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Filters (1)
id: 4f8088ce-dcf1-42dd-ad79-b774a2f5c646
created_on: 2026-05-11T20:39:44.990164
name: NIRDA
peak_wavelength: null
min_wavelength: 10000 Å
max_wavelength: 16000 Å
is_operational: true
sensitivity_depth_unit: null
sensitivity_depth: null
sensitivity_time_seconds: null
instrument_id: 6153c306-d100-4118-b859-b7230ff0480e
Constraints (3)
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"short_name": "Moon",
"name": "Moon Angle",
"min_angle": 40,
"max_angle": null
} {
"short_name": "Sun",
"name": "Sun Angle",
"min_angle": 90,
"max_angle": null
} {
"short_name": "Earth",
"name": "Earth Limb",
"min_angle": 20,
"max_angle": null
}