Small-satellite technology and applications III

Conference · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:5645238

Horais, B J ^[1]

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This third conference on small-satellite applications has combined a number of significant and timely presentations on the status, in the US and on the international front, of this emerging industry. Presentations by all of the major Department of Defense activities in this field, including an overview of the ARPA CAMEO multispectral remote sensing satellite program, space activities at the Air Force Phillips Laboratory, and a space systems capabilities overview of the Naval Research Laboratory, are complemented by presentations from several international activities on their accomplishments and progress in the development of remote sensing satellite programs. For example: Spar Aerospace of Canada presented an overview of the progress they have made in establishing a space program through the use of small satellites, and the University of Surrey and Spar Aerospace provided an overview of the application of image compression schemes to imagery obtained from their UoSAT series of satellites. In addition, a number of papers were presented that summarize the state of technology in supporting activities, such as the development of the low-cost composite standardized satellite bus structures, accurate star trackers, and the application of JPEG and MPEG compression capabilities. Small-Satellite Technology and Applications III also addresses the business and cost estimating aspects of the emerging small-satellite industry as a means of increasing the overall awareness of the community in all aspects of developing a small-satellite remote sensing capability. Separate abstracts were prepared for 25 papers in this conference.

• OSTI ID: 5645238
• Report Number(s): CONF-930445-
• Resource Relation: Conference: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) OE/aerospace science and sensing meeting, Orlando, FL (United States), 11-16 Apr 1993
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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