Small Satellite Missions for Earth Observation New Developments and
This book was compiled from those contributions given at the 7th IAA Symposium on Small Satellites for Earth Observation, May 4-8, 2009, Berlin (IAA – International Academy of Astronautics) which are representative for the new developments and t
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Rainer Sandau · Hans-Peter Röser · Arnoldo Valenzuela Editors
Small Satellite Missions for Earth Observation New Developments and Trends
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Editors Dr. Rainer Sandau German Aerospace Center (DLR) Rutherfordstr. 2 12489 Berlin Germany [email protected]
Prof. Hans-Peter Röser Universität Stuttgart Institute of Space Systems Pfaffenwaldring 31 70569 Stuttgart Germany [email protected]
Dr. Arnoldo Valenzuela Media Lario International S.A., 23842 Bosisio Parini LC Località Pascolo Italy [email protected] [email protected]
ISBN 978-3-642-03500-5 e-ISBN 978-3-642-03501-2 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-03501-2 Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2009940671 © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Cover illustration: Image of the model of the TET-satellite, taken in the framework of an R&D project, Ref. No 50 RV 0801, implemented on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology. Image of the Model of the Rapid-Eye satellite: RapidEye AG. Cover design: WMXDesign GmbH, Heidelberg Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
This book was compiled from contributions given at the 7th IAA Symposium on Small Satellites for Earth Observation, May 4–8, 2009, Berlin (IAA – International Academy of Astronautics). From the 15 sessions for oral presentations and two poster sessions, 52 contributions were selected which are representative for the new developments and trends in the area of small satellites for Earth observation. They reflect the potentials of a diversity of missions and related technologies. This may be based on national projects or international co-operations, single satellites of constellations, pico-, nano-, micro- or mini-satellites, developed by companies, research institutions or agencies. The main focus is on new missions to monitor our Earth’s resources (Part I), and the environment in which our Earth is embedded (Part II). Part III deals with distributed space systems, a unique feature of small satellites and in most cases impractical to do with large satellites. Here we concentrate on constellations of satellites with foc
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