Systems Design for a 1-M Resolution Small Satellite Earth Observation Mission.
- Paper number
IAC-06-B1.P.1.07
- Author
Mr. George Prassinos, Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd., United Kingdom
- Year
2006
- Abstract
Small Satellites are currently being considered for high resolution (< 2 m) earth observation missions. The paper will examine the main challenges for such a mission. The aim is to design a low cost High Resolution Small Satellite (HRSS) with a mass <150 kg, an average orbit power of 50 W, and a lifetime of 2-5 years using COTS (commercial of the self) components. A trade-off between various technologies is presented including an orbit/propellant mass trade-off and a deployable/conventional optics trade-off. A preliminary design will be presented and compared to a conventional systems design. Some practical experiments on a deployable telescope will be presented along with other subsystem improvements for near term High Resolution small satellite missions.
- Abstract document
- Manuscript document
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