Disaster Monitoring Constellation Using Nanosatellites

Authors

  • Mohamed Kameche Centre de Développement des Satellites
  • Haider Benzeniar Centre de Développement des Satellites
  • Ayhane Bey Benbouzid Centre de Développement des Satellites
  • Redha Amri Centre de Développement des Satellites
  • Nadir Bouanani Centre de Développement des Satellites

Keywords:

Nanosatellite, Constellation, Earth observation, LEO orbit.

Abstract

In this paper, a constellation of four low earth orbit nanosatellites for disaster monitoring is presented; their small size, low cost, and short time development give them the opportunity to be widely selected. The space segment is based on existing subsystems that are assembled on the bottom part of a developed structure and present acceptable performance for the mission. The payload is a multispectral camera which fulfills the mission’s requirements (remote sensing). The ground segment is based on an existing modular ground station, used for the ALSAT-1 DMC, which will be adapted to fit with the specifications of the mission.


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Published

2014-02-18

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2014): JAN./MAR.2014

Section

Communications

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