<s>
POLDER	B-Algorithm
(	O
POLarization	O
and	O
Directionality	O
of	O
the	O
Earth	O
's	O
Reflectances	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
passive	O
optical	O
imaging	O
radiometer	O
and	O
polarimeter	O
instrument	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
French	O
space	O
agency	O
CNES	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
POLDER	B-Algorithm
has	O
a	O
mass	O
of	O
approximately	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
power	O
consumption	O
of	O
77	O
W	O
in	O
imaging	O
mode	O
(	O
with	O
a	O
mean	O
consumption	O
of	O
29	O
W	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
POLDER	B-Algorithm
utilizes	O
a	O
push	O
broom	O
scanner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
's	O
optical	O
system	O
uses	O
a	O
telecentric	O
lens	O
and	O
a	O
charged	B-Algorithm
coupled	I-Algorithm
device	I-Algorithm
matrix	O
with	O
a	O
resolution	O
of	O
242x548	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
focal	B-Algorithm
length	I-Algorithm
is	O
with	O
a	O
focal	O
ratio	O
of	O
4.6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
data	O
rate	O
is	O
880	O
kbit/s	O
at	O
a	O
quantization	B-Algorithm
level	I-Algorithm
of	O
12	O
bits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
POLDER	B-Algorithm
was	O
first	O
launched	O
as	O
a	O
passenger	O
instrument	O
aboard	O
ADEOS	O
I	O
on	O
17	O
August	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
POLDER	B-Algorithm
2	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
December	O
2002	O
aboard	O
ADEOS	O
II	O
.	O
</s>
