LEADER 04150nam 2201213z- 450 001 9910743275203321 005 20230911 035 $a(CKB)5690000000228556 035 $a(oapen)doab113974 035 $a(EXLCZ)995690000000228556 100 $a20230920c2023uuuu -u- - 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmn|---annan 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aSmall Satellites Missions and Applications 210 $cMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute$d2023 215 $a1 online resource (340 p.) 311 08$a3-0365-8551-6 330 $aIn 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. 606 $aHistory of engineering and technology$2bicssc 606 $aTechnology: general issues$2bicssc 610 $aa-thermalization 610 $aaerodynamic stabilization 610 $aAlfaCrux LEOP 610 $aamateur radio 610 $aanalytical performance evaluation 610 $aanomaly detection 610 $aartificial intelligence 610 $aascent trajectory optimization 610 $aatmospheric aerosol 610 $aatmospheric correction 610 $aattitude determination 610 $aBIRDS project 610 $abus system development 610 $acalibration 610 $acapacity building 610 $aconvolutional neural network 610 $acubesat 610 $aCubeSat 610 $aCubeSat structure 610 $aCubeSats 610 $adesign development 610 $adocking 610 $aeducational mission 610 $aefficient 610 $aelectrical interface 610 $aelectrical power system 610 $aelevation angle 610 $aempirical basis 610 $aflexible integration 610 $agenetic algorithm 610 $aground sensor terminal 610 $aguidance 610 $aheat pipes 610 $aHERA mission 610 $ain orbit validation 610 $ainfrared imagers 610 $aisostatic bipod mounts 610 $aLIDAR 610 $alife cycle of building 610 $aLoRa 610 $aLow Earth orbit (LEO) 610 $amachine learning 610 $amagnetometer 610 $amass production 610 $amicro-satellite 610 $amultistage launch vehicles 610 $ananosatellite 610 $anavigation 610 $anear real-time 610 $aon-orbit data 610 $aoptical images 610 $aoptical performance 610 $aorganizational and management model 610 $aPALT 610 $apassive magnetic stabilization 610 $apre-project preparation 610 $aradiators 610 $arendezvous 610 $aresident space objects 610 $arocket staging 610 $asatellite communications 610 $asatellite IoT 610 $ascalability 610 $ascene statistics 610 $asegmentation 610 $aslot 610 $asmall satellite 610 $asmall satellites 610 $asmallsat 610 $aspace situational awareness 610 $aspace surveillance and tracking 610 $astar trackers 610 $astore and forward 610 $athermal control systems 610 $athermal straps 615 7$aHistory of engineering and technology 615 7$aTechnology: general issues 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910743275203321 996 $aSmall Satellites Missions and Applications$93560549 997 $aUNINA