04150nam 2201213z- 450 991074327520332120230911(CKB)5690000000228556(oapen)doab113974(EXLCZ)99569000000022855620230920c2023uuuu -u- -engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierSmall Satellites Missions and ApplicationsMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute20231 online resource (340 p.)3-0365-8551-6 In the last 20 years, two factors have revolutionized the way space missions and applications are conceived, namely an increased access to space guaranteed by new launch providers and advances in miniaturized technologies. These two factors have rapidly made small satellites a reliable tool for scientific, commercial, and educational activities in space. Acting as a part of a larger mission along with larger satellites, or even substituting the latter in some cases, small satellites have now become a reality in modern space missions. This Special Issue aims to address the recent advances in small satellites' technology and the resulting impact on space missions.History of engineering and technologybicsscTechnology: general issuesbicssca-thermalizationaerodynamic stabilizationAlfaCrux LEOPamateur radioanalytical performance evaluationanomaly detectionartificial intelligenceascent trajectory optimizationatmospheric aerosolatmospheric correctionattitude determinationBIRDS projectbus system developmentcalibrationcapacity buildingconvolutional neural networkcubesatCubeSatCubeSat structureCubeSatsdesign developmentdockingeducational missionefficientelectrical interfaceelectrical power systemelevation angleempirical basisflexible integrationgenetic algorithmground sensor terminalguidanceheat pipesHERA missionin orbit validationinfrared imagersisostatic bipod mountsLIDARlife cycle of buildingLoRaLow Earth orbit (LEO)machine learningmagnetometermass productionmicro-satellitemultistage launch vehiclesnanosatellitenavigationnear real-timeon-orbit dataoptical imagesoptical performanceorganizational and management modelPALTpassive magnetic stabilizationpre-project preparationradiatorsrendezvousresident space objectsrocket stagingsatellite communicationssatellite IoTscalabilityscene statisticssegmentationslotsmall satellitesmall satellitessmallsatspace situational awarenessspace surveillance and trackingstar trackersstore and forwardthermal control systemsthermal strapsHistory of engineering and technologyTechnology: general issuesBOOK9910743275203321Small Satellites Missions and Applications3560549UNINA