Small Satellites for Earth Observation

✍ Scribed by Steven P. Neeck, Theodore F. Hammer (auth.), Rainer Sandau, Hans-Peter Röser, Arnoldo Valenzuela (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 379
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book deals with different aspects of small satellites for Earth observation

- programmatics
- current and planned Earth observation missions
- spacebased instruments
- satellite constellations
- satellite subsystems
- spacecraft bus systems
- lessons learned
- special aspects (e.g. thermal control, integration and test, launch services, ground station).

The material provided is collected from the 6th IAA Symposium on Small Satellites for Earth Observation, initiated by the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA), and hosted by DLR, the German Aerospace Center. The participation of scientists, engineers, and managers from 24 countries reflected the high interest in the use of small satellites for dedicated missions applied to Earth observation.

As in the previous symposia, the contributions showed that dedicated Earth observation missions cover a wide range of very different tasks. These missions provide increased opportunities for access to space and can be conducted relatively quickly and inexpensively. The spacecraft bus, the instruments, and the ground systems can be based either on optimized off-the-shelf systems with little or no requirements for new technology, or on new high-technology designs.

Audience:
This book will be of interest to practitioners and professionals in the remote sensing field.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages I-XXI
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
NASA Earth Observation Programs and Small Satellites....Pages 3-12
Incubating Domestic Space-Qualified Manufacturers Through ROCSAT Programs....Pages 13-25
Trends and Visions for Small Satellite Missions....Pages 27-39
Development of the MicroSat Programme at INTA....Pages 41-54
Front Matter....Pages 55-55
Moving Towards Commercial Earth Observation Services with Small Satellite Constellations....Pages 57-66
PROBA Spacecraft Family....Pages 67-76
Small Satellites and Earth Observation Systems for Small Countries and Regions....Pages 77-85
Front Matter....Pages 87-87
Development of a High-Performance Optical System for Small Satellites....Pages 89-99
Comparison of Atmospheric Ozone Measurements Between NASA’s Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) and the FASAT-BRAVO Ozone Mapping Detector (OMAD)....Pages 101-109
Serious Microsats Need Serious Instruments, MIBS and the First Results....Pages 111-120
Front Matter....Pages 121-121
Feasibility of a Constellation of Miniature Satellites for Perform ing Measurements of the Magnetic Field of the Earth....Pages 123-132
Preliminary Concepts and Analysis of Future Earth Observation Missions Based on Distributed Radars....Pages 133-141
The Swarm Magnetometry Package....Pages 143-151
EO Formation Flying Applications for Small Satellite Missions....Pages 153-162
Front Matter....Pages 163-163
GPS for Microsatellites – Status and Perspectives....Pages 165-174
On-the-Fly Merging of Attitude Solutions....Pages 175-183
GPS and Low Cost Sensors in Navigation....Pages 185-197
Front Matter....Pages 199-208
Electromagnetic Formation Flight System Design....Pages 209-209
Front Matter....Pages 211-220
Preliminary System Simulation Environment of the University Micro-Satellite Flying Laptop ....Pages 221-229
BeeSat Attitude Determination and Control System....Pages 209-209
Front Matter....Pages 231-243
Initial SPHERES Operations Aboard the International Space Station....Pages 245-253
The “Mailbox Gound Station” – A Procedure to Improve the Operational Key Requirements of Earth Observation Systems....Pages 255-264
A Software-Defined Radio Approach for the Implementation of Ground Station Receivers....Pages 265-265
Front Matter....Pages 267-276
Mission Requirements and Analysis of Indonesia’s Second Generation Satellite to Support Food Security Program....Pages 277-284
A Low-Cost Microsatellite Platform for Multispectral Earth Observation....Pages 285-292
Nano-Satellites for Micro-Technology Pre-Qualification: The Delfi Program of Delft University of Technology....Pages 293-298
Front Matter....Pages 299-299
Indigenous Mission of Satellite System Development Program in Taiwan....Pages 301-307
Front Matter....Pages 309-318
First Year in Orbit – Results from the Beijing-1 Operational High Resolution Small Satellite....Pages 319-330
An Introduction to FORMOSAT-2’s Global Effectiveness....Pages 331-331
TopSat: Lessons Learned from a Small Satellite Mission....Pages 333-343
Front Matter....Pages 345-353
High Data Rate X-Band Transmitter for Low Earth Orbit Satellites....Pages 355-355
Flowing Taks: Scalable Software Dependability and Performance....Pages 357-364
Back Matter....Pages 365-375
....Pages 377-384

✦ Subjects

Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences; Space Exploration and Astronautics