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BOULDER, COLORADO—Jan. 21, 2009 — Vexcel Corp., a Microsoft company, today announced a NASA group achievement award to Kun Zhang and Marzban Palsetia for their contribution to the Mini-RF Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) payloads on the Chandrayaan-1 and Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Missions.
The Mini-RF payload on Chandrayaan-1 is a lightweight synthetic aperture radar (SAR) instrument. Vexcel’s Apex™ SAR processing system delivered to Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has started creating images of the lunar surface from the data collected by the instrument, showing the floors of permanently-shadowed polar craters on the moon that aren't visible from Earth. The system is going through initial calibration as the instrument continues to collect data through the commissioning phase of the mission.
“We are pleased to announce this achievement award,” said Gary Salisbury, president of Vexcel. “Our team has made key technological contributions over the past three years on these missions to great success. We look forward to leveraging Vexcel's SAR technologies for future projects, continuing to contribute to the advancement of science."
About Vexcel
Founded in 1985, Vexcel Corp. is a remote sensing company with headquarters in Boulder, Colorado. The company’s legacy offerings to government and commercial markets include turnkey satellite ground systems, a range of remote sensing imagery processing products, and advanced radar processing and geospatial services. The company was acquired by Microsoft Corporation on May 3, 2006.
About Microsoft
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT”) is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.