Session
Technical Poster Session II
Location
Utah State University, Logan, UT
Abstract
Satellite operators frequently use 3U and 6U CubeSats for Earth Observation (EO) applications. These nanosatellites do have a few challenges when addressing the needs of the commercial EO sector:
✔the demand for more spatial, spectral and radiometric detail
✔the long term reliability of the satellite bus, and
✔accuracy of the satellite imagery.
This poster introduces a 16U CubeSat architecture to address these challenges by optimizing the imaging payload to fit in a 12U volume and the satellite bus within a 4U volume.
A Unique 16U CubeSat Architecture for 1.5m GSD Commercial Earth Observation
Utah State University, Logan, UT
Satellite operators frequently use 3U and 6U CubeSats for Earth Observation (EO) applications. These nanosatellites do have a few challenges when addressing the needs of the commercial EO sector:
✔the demand for more spatial, spectral and radiometric detail
✔the long term reliability of the satellite bus, and
✔accuracy of the satellite imagery.
This poster introduces a 16U CubeSat architecture to address these challenges by optimizing the imaging payload to fit in a 12U volume and the satellite bus within a 4U volume.
