05029nam 2200613 a 450 991045608760332120200520144314.01-280-18552-X97866101855280-309-59409-X0-585-25489-3(CKB)110986584753036(EBL)3376384(SSID)ssj0000239208(PQKBManifestationID)12029700(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000239208(PQKBWorkID)10239766(PQKB)10994193(MiAaPQ)EBC3376384(Au-PeEL)EBL3376384(CaPaEBR)ebr10055571(OCoLC)923263147(EXLCZ)9911098658475303620000712d2000 uy 0engurun#---uuuuutxtccrThe role of small satellites in NASA and NOAA earth observation programs[electronic resource] /Committee on Earth Studies, Space Studies Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research CouncilWashington, D.C. National Academy Pressc20001 online resource (104 p.)"Support for this project was provided by Contract NASW 96013 between the National Academy of Sciences and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration"--T.p. verso.0-309-06982-3 Includes bibliographical references.""THE ROLE OF SMALL SATELLITES IN NASA AND NOAA EARTH OBSERVATION PROGRAMS""; ""Copyright""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgment of Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""SMALL SATELLITES VERSUS SMALL MISSIONS""; ""MEETING CORE OBSERVATIONAL NEEDS""; ""CAPABILITY OF SMALL SATELLITES TO PERFORM EARTH OBSERVATION MISSIONS""; ""FLEXIBILITY AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES PROVIDED BY SMALL SATELLITES""; ""AVAILABILITY OF RELIABLE LAUNCH VEHICLES""; ""COST OF SMALL SATELLITE MISSIONS""; ""SENSOR DEVELOPMENT""; ""MISSION ARCHITECTURE""; ""MANAGEMENT OF SMALL SATELLITE PROGRAMS""; ""MISSION PLANNING""""CONCLUSION""""1 Introduction ""; ""REFERENCES""; ""2 Core Observational Needs ""; ""REQUIRED MEASUREMENTS""; ""Measurements in Support of Climate and Global Change Research""; ""Measurements in Support of Operational Applications""; ""CHARACTERIZATION, CALIBRATION, AND VALIDATION""; ""Prelaunch Sensor Characterization""; ""Calibration""; ""Validation""; ""DATA CONTINUITY""; ""Operational Data Continuity""; ""Data Continuity in Research""; ""SIMULTANEITY""; ""SAMPLING ERRORS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""REFERENCES""; ""3 Payload Sensor Characteristics """"PAYLOAD DESIGN AND ACCOMMODATION REQUIREMENTS""""CURRENTLY PLANNED SENSORS""; ""SENSOR COSTS""; ""FUTURE SENSOR DESIGNS: IMPLICATIONS OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES""; ""Size and Design Constraints""; ""Fundamental Limits on Size""; ""Technological Limits on Size""; ""Measurement Strategies and Mission Architectures""; ""SUMMARY""; ""4 Small Satellite Buses ""; ""CAPABILITIES OF SMALL SATELLITE BUSES""; ""SPACECRAFT BUS COSTS""; ""UTILITY OF ""COMMERCIAL"" SPACECRAFT""; ""SPACECRAFT CAPABILITY AS A PAYLOAD DESIGN PARAMETER""; ""PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR-LED PROJECTS""; ""FUTURE TRENDS""; ""SUMMARY""""REFERENCES""""5 Small Launch Vehicles""; ""SMALL LAUNCH VEHICLES FOR EOS AND NPOESS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""6 Small Satellites and Mission Architectures ""; ""OPTIONS FOR DISTRIBUTING SENSORS""; ""Single-Sensor Platforms""; ""Multisensor Platforms""; ""Clusters""; ""Constellations""; ""COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF SMALL SATELLITE ARCHITECTURES""; ""Maintenance""; ""NPOESS""; ""EOS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""REFERENCES""; ""7 Opportunities and Challenges in Managing Small Satellite Systems ""; ""PROGRAMMATIC APPROACHES TO TECHNICAL ISSUES""; ""RISKS""; ""Programmatic Risks""; ""Management of Programmatic Risks""""Hidden Programmatic Costs""""Scientific Risks""; ""Management of Scientific Risks""; ""Hidden Scientific Costs""; ""SUMMARY""; ""REFERENCES""; ""8 Findings and Recommendations ""; ""MISSION COSTS""; ""MEETING MISSION GOALS: OPPORTUNITIES WITH SMALL SATELLITES""; ""OPERATIONAL AND RESEARCH EARTH OBSERVATIONS""; ""PAYLOADS""; ""SATELLITE BUSES""; ""LAUNCH VEHICLES""; ""MISSION ARCHITECTURES""; ""SYSTEM MANAGEMENT""; ""SUMMARY""; ""Appendixes""; ""A Statement of Task ""; ""ANALYSIS OF SMALL SATELLITE CAPABILITIES IN LIGHT OF SCIENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR CORE OBSERVATIONAL NEE...""""B Effects of Technology on Sensor Size and Design ""MicrospacecraftUnited StatesArtificial satellites in earth sciencesUnited StatesElectronic books.MicrospacecraftArtificial satellites in earth sciences550/.28MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456087603321The role of small satellites in NASA and NOAA earth observation programs2254062UNINA