The 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 Council
| The 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 Council |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (104 p.) |
| Disciplina | 550/.28 |
| Soggetto topico |
Microspacecraft - United States
Artificial satellites in earth sciences - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-18552-X
9786610185528 0-309-59409-X 0-585-25489-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""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 "" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456087603321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2000 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The 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 Council
| The 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 Council |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (104 p.) |
| Disciplina | 550/.28 |
| Soggetto topico |
Microspacecraft - United States
Artificial satellites in earth sciences - United States |
| ISBN |
0-309-18370-7
1-280-18552-X 9786610185528 0-309-59409-X 0-585-25489-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""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 "" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778627103321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2000 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The role of small satellites in NASA and NOAA earth observation programs / / Committee on Earth Studies, Space Studies Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council
| The role of small satellites in NASA and NOAA earth observation programs / / Committee on Earth Studies, Space Studies Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (104 p.) |
| Disciplina | 550/.28 |
| Soggetto topico |
Microspacecraft - United States
Artificial satellites in Earth sciences - United States |
| ISBN |
0-309-18370-7
1-280-18552-X 9786610185528 0-309-59409-X 0-585-25489-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""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 "" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911088447903321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2000 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The role of small satellites in NASA and NOAA earth observation programs / / Committee on Earth Studies, Space Studies Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council
| The role of small satellites in NASA and NOAA earth observation programs / / Committee on Earth Studies, Space Studies Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (104 p.) |
| Disciplina | 550/.28 |
| Soggetto topico |
Microspacecraft - United States
Artificial satellites in Earth sciences - United States |
| ISBN |
0-309-18370-7
1-280-18552-X 9786610185528 0-309-59409-X 0-585-25489-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""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 "" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911147211003321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2000 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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