Vision, development and experience in small satellites for remote sensing: a comparative study
- Paper number
IAC-06-B5.1.05
- Author
Mr. Harijono Djojodihardjo, Universitas Al Azhar Indonesia, Indonesia
- Coauthor
Dr. Md. Azlin Md. Said, Malaysia
- Coauthor
Mr. Harijono Djojodihardjo, Universitas Al Azhar Indonesia, Indonesia
- Year
2006
- Abstract
Indonesia has embarked on small satellite development. Three major LAPAN-TUBSAT mission objectives are technology demonstrators, earth observation and attitude control experiments. Those objectives were based on vision of Indonesian Space Program. The major issues of this vision is food sustainability, though to reach that goal required many support from other institution, LAPAN as Indonesian space agency has to define those vision into a program. Microsatellite one of Aerospace Technology program is the best program to carry out several part of those vision. LAPAN also realize that to reach that goal, a long term program need to be defined at the earliest. Because of that the satellite program were divided into two phase. Development of LAPAN-TUBSAT is one of first phase program, this program were focus on the technology transfer to build up human resources capability. Subsequently the second phase will be the implementation of the first phase technology but with different mission and payload. Malaysia has already launched Tiung-Sat Microsatellite in cooperation with the University of Surrey, which has greatly increased its prospects of developing satellite technology. Such venture has greatly increased the opportunity to participate in space projects, especially in the areas of capacity building in space technology via University based small satellite projects. As developing countries, the overriding view on space technology has been (and to a large extent, is) an expensive venture due to the large capital investment and high risk associated with space activities that should give way to other high priority sector like alleviation of poverty and food programs. However, space technology (through space application) has been promoted by the UN (most conspicuously by the Vienna Declaration) as a strategic and important tool for development of developing countries. Malaysia has seen it as an important tool to allow the transition from a developing country to a developed one. With a vision to be a developed country by 2020, Malaysia needs to enhance its capability and capacity in space technology at an accelerated pace. One such opportunity is the nanosatellite project, which has the aim to develop an inexpensive small satellite with improving capabilities, and which can stimulate the development of an indigenous space technology expertise at an affordable cost. Both in Malaysia and Indonesia national project on satellite development will contribute to capacity building and the development of the body of knowledge in satellite technology suited for research and education purposes. In this conjunction, Universities are very responsive to such objectives, and taking into account their research and higher educational nature capabilities and objectives, universities have significant role and contributions in such national efforts. ITB, for example, has contributed to participation of expertise in many of the Indonesian satellite program, as well as contributing to graduates in relevant fields and cooperative research. Malaysian universities have been encouraged and are taking part in small satellite program. ITB has been in close cooperation with LAPAN in various parts and aspects of the program, not mentioning its role in providing fresh graduates for the program. Universities in Malaysia have looked into and carried out research activities in response to the possibility of launching small satellite as a secondary payload and the use of commercial-off-the-shelf components offer new possibilities for affordable space system in orbit. ITB has carried out conceptual design studies of microsatellite, with two-fold objectives: to establish a baseline concept for possible contribution to national space program and to educate graduates that will contribute actively on their graduation to establishments carrying out satellite development program. (e.g. Ganesya-sat). A number of ITB graduates participating in the Ganesya-sat program are now taking active role in LAPAN-TUBSat Program. One such development is the of the Design and Development of UHF Telemetry Tracking Command (TTC) and S/X band Analog Data Receiving Ground Station LAPAN-TUBSAT. These developments will be discussed in view of related progress in similar program in other countries within the ASEAN region.
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