MISC-3 a Colombian cubesat 3U for Earth Observing applications
- Paper number
IAC-21,B4,IP,15,x66941
- Author
Prof. Julian Rodriguez-Ferreira, Colombia, Universidad Industrial de Santander
- Coauthor
Mrs. Sonia Rincón, Colombia
- Coauthor
Prof. Ignacio Acero, Colombia, UNIVERSIDAD SERGIO ARBOLEDA
- Coauthor
Mr. Francisco Luis Hernández Torres, Colombia, Universidad del Valle - Cali
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Dr. Jesus Gonzalez-Llorente, Colombia
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Mrs. LORENA CARDENAS, Colombia, Aerospace Technology Investigation Center - Fuerza Aérea Colombiana
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Ms. MAIRA CAMILA PABA MEDINA, Colombia, Universidad Industrial de Santander
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Mr. Cristian Esteban Arango, Colombia, Universidad del Valle - Cali
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Dr. David Ardila, United States, Jet Propulsion Laboratory - California Institute of Technology
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Dr. Henry Arguello, Colombia, Universidad Industrial de Santander
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Dr. Jhon Jairo Barona Mendoza, Colombia, Universidad del Valle - Cali
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Mr. Sergio Fernando Barrera Molano, Colombia, Aerospace Technology Investigation Center - Fuerza Aérea Colombiana
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Dr. Carlos J. Barrios, Colombia, Universidad Industrial de Santander
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Mr. Jairo Camacho-Guerrero, Colombia, Universidad Industrial de Santander
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Dr. Leonardo Camargo Forero, Colombia, Universidad Industrial de Santander
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Mr. Ramiro Carvajal, Colombia, Universidad del Valle - Cali
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Mr. Sebastian Carvajal, Colombia, Universidad del Valle - Cali
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Mr. Jonathan Diaz, Colombia, Sergio Arboleda University
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Mr. Juan José Echeverri, Colombia, Universidad del Valle - Cali
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Mr. Juan Espinosa Rondon, Colombia, Universidad Industrial de Santander
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Mr. David Florez, Colombia, UNIVERSIDAD SERGIO ARBOLEDA
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Mr. Hans Garcia, Colombia, Universidad Industrial de Santander
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Ms. Karen Daniela Guzmán Ortiz, Colombia, Universidad Industrial de Santander
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Mr. Wilson David Hurtado Morales, Colombia, Universidad del Valle - Cali
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Dr. Manuel del Jesús Martínez, Colombia, Universidad Industrial de Santander
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Mr. Javier Enrique Mendez Gomez, Colombia, Aerospace Technology Investigation Center - Fuerza Aérea Colombiana
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Mr. Santiago Muñoz Giraldo, Colombia, Aerospace Technology Investigation Center - Fuerza Aérea Colombiana
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Prof.Dr. Homero Ortega, Colombia, Universidad Industrial de Santander
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Mr. Andrés Pinzón, Colombia, Universidad Industrial de Santander
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Prof. Carlos Fernando Quiroga Ruíz, Colombia, Universidad del Valle - Cali
- Coauthor
Mr. Leandro Rojas-Rodriguez, Colombia, Universidad Industrial de Santander
- Coauthor
Mr. GERMAN SAENZ, Colombia, Aerospace Technology Investigation Center - Fuerza Aérea Colombiana
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Mr. Joe Salas, Colombia, Universidad Industrial de Santander
- Coauthor
Mr. Dib Salek, Colombia, Aerospace Technology Investigation Center - Fuerza Aérea Colombiana
- Coauthor
Mr. Pedro Andrés Salgado Meza, Colombia, Universidad Industrial de Santander
- Coauthor
Ms. Valentina Sánchez Chavarro, Colombia, Universidad Industrial de Santander
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Mr. Alberto Silva, Colombia, Universidad Industrial de Santander
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Dr. Peter Thomson, Colombia, Universidad del Valle - Cali
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Prof. Rafael Torres, Colombia, Universidad Industrial de Santander
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Dr. Jairo Antonio Valdés Ortíz, Colombia, Universidad del Valle - Cali
- Year
2021
- Abstract
Colombia is an emerging space country. The first national space project was “Libertad 1” a CubeSat 1U satellite platform built by the Sergio Arboleda University and launched on April 17, 2007. “FACSAT-1” is the second Colombian satellite, by the Colombian Air Force Fuerza Aérea Colombiana FAC. It was launched on November 28, 2018. Recently, The National Council for Economic and Social Policy (CONPES) approved the Space Development Policy to give greater relevance to the use of satellite technologies for the country's productivity. The CONPES document was reinforced by The Mission of the Wise, a group of experts in different areas of knowledge, who help to chart the route for the advancement of science, technology and innovation in Colombia. Motivated by this national synergy around space development the Colombian Air Force had stablished their own space program guided by the construction and launch in orbit of 3 small satellites conforming the “FactSat” program. This space program had included also the training of human resources and building space facilities creating the know-how, and infrastructure necessary to execute end-to-end space missions. Motivated by these activities, the FAC had started to stablish strategic alliances with universities in Colombia, in order to develop further small satellite missions that will allow scientists and engineers to address the needs of the country, which include remote sensing, communications, monitoring of drug trafficking, illegal fishing, assessing the impact of and preparing for climate change, among others. In 2018 a meeting between the FAC research center Centro de Investigación en Tecnologías Aeroespaciales CITAE and three Colombian universities Universidad Industrial de Santander, Universidad del Valle y Universidad Sergio Arboleda had concluded that the best way to develop this collaboration is through the development of a joint space engineering project. This work proposes a CubeSat mission that will initiate cooperation between research institutions in Colombia. Funded by the national research ministry, The MISC-3 project will develop the first Colombian satellite build by different universities, is a CubeSat 3U model that will have as payload a multispectral camera with VIS and NIR spectral bands. It will be also the first Colombian payload launched to space. This work serves as the basis for determining aspects such as spacecraft capabilities, specifications, and resources needed. Additionally, it helps define the different spacecraft subsystems and other mission features including project management, funding acquisition, testing, launch, and operations.
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