ESA Directorate of Earth Observation Programmes (ESA-EOP) have seized the opportunity to support the development of small and nano-satellites to complement the EOP scientific and application-driven flagship missions. These developments include new science driven missions and constellations which enable a significant increase in temporal resolution leading to new applications. This paper presents an overview of the NewSpace paradigm, describes the overall ESA-EOP small mission strategy and provides a brief insight into some of the small satellites being developed at ESA across three programmatic lines: Scout Missions, Φ-sat Missions and the Investing in Industrial Innovation (InCubed) Programme. The paper focuses on optical missions.
Small satellites landscape: ESA Earth observation with a focus on optical missions
Sensors, Systems, and Next-Generation Satellites XXIV ; 2020 ; Online Only,United Kingdom
Proc. SPIE ; 11530
21.09.2020
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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