Recent developments in electronics and nanosatellite technologies combined with modeling techniques developed over the past 20 years have enabled a new class of altimetry and wind remote sensing capabilities that offer markedly improved performance over existing observatories while opening avenues to new applications. Most existing spaceborne ocean altimetry and wind observatories are in polar ...

The latest advancements in satellite technology have allowed us to obtain video imagery from satellites. Nanosatellites are becoming widely used for earth-observing missions as they require a low budget and short development time. Thus, there is real interest using nanosatellites with payload camera, especially disaster monitoring fleet tracking. However, data requires much storage high communi...

The roadmap for constructing a regional nanosatellite constellation using the piggyback launch according to Chinese provider information has developed. For formation specific purpose, it is necessary analyse existing operated similar tasks. Therefore, software module Spire Global orbital construction analysis was of nanosatellites based on parameters database in two-line element set format, sat...

The KnightSat II is the University of Central Florida’s entry in the sixth iteration of the University Nanosatellite Program. The principle objective of the satellite is to deploy a gossamer sail, which will dramatically increase the aerodynamic drag acting on the satellite and reduce the time it will take to deorbit. A prototype sail and deployment system has been successfully built and tested...

This paper proposes a communication system for nanosatellite Earth observa-tion preliminary design technique as useful tools managing and improving various aspects of regional national resources. Under analysis was pro-posed process the low orbit system. In proposed have been formulated solved next goals: re-viewed observation systems studied their parameters, ana-lyzed on-board antennas backgr...

This paper first defines a class of estimation problem called simultaneous navigation and characterization (SNAC), which is superset localization mapping (SLAM). A SNAC framework then developed for the Autonomous Nanosatellite Swarming (ANS) mission concept to autonomously navigate about characterize an asteroid including gravity field, rotational motion, 3D shape. The ANS consists three module...

There is a growing interest in the use of micro and nanosatellites within the aerospace community. Constellations of small satellites may eventually replace much larger, single function spacecraft as a cheaper, more flexible alternative. Micro-technologies will be required to enable small satellite missions including efficient, low-cost propulsion systems for maneuvering. A MEMS fabricated prop...