Platform

DataHawk
DataHawk UAV

1: Campaigns
0: Data Products

NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory passes Antarctica's tallest peak, Mount Vinson, on Oct. 22, 2012, during a flight over the continent to measure changes in the massive ice sheet and sea ice. Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger (Photography courtesy NASA Images)

Overview

The DataHawk is a small uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) developed and operated by the University of Colorado. It is electrically powered and equipped with a thermodynamic sensor package that measures pressure, temperature, humidity, turbulence, and wind. DataHawk has a flight duration of 50 minutes, a maximum one-way range of approximately 35 km, and a flight altitude of around 2 km above ground level (AGL). It can reach an airspeed of 27 knots and weighs about 700 grams.