Remote Sensing Applications and Innovations via Small Satellite Constellations
Small satellites are opening up new remote sensing applications and changing the economics of space. Small spacecraft missions are more affordable, have shorter development times, and are more flexible than traditional satellite markets. There has been a
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Handbook of Small Satellites Technology, Design, Manufacture, Applications, Economics and Regulation
Handbook of Small Satellites
Joseph N. Pelton Editor
Scott Madry Associate Editor
Handbook of Small Satellites Technology, Design, Manufacture, Applications, Economics and Regulation
With 476 Figures and 92 Tables
Editor Joseph N. Pelton Executive Board International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety Arlington, VA, USA International Space University (ISU) Strasbourg, France Associate Editor Scott Madry The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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Foreword
The Space Industry as of 2020 continues to be one of the most rapidly growing sectors in the global economy with nearly half a trillion dollars in various activities related to telecommunications, remote sensing and Earth observation, meteorology and climate change monitoring, space navigation, space exploration and experimentation, national defense, as well as a range of brand new space activities. These innovative applications include on-orbit services, RF Geolocation, data analytics, electronic-tracking antenna system in space and on the ground, commercial intersatellite linkages and data relay, artificial identification systems (AIS), Internet of Things (IoT) services provided by space systems, re-usable launch vehicles, and more. The world of space today has expanded significantly beyond the activities carried out by national and regional space agencies and military and defense-related space agen
