| Session Details | |
| Section | IG - Interdisciplinary Geosciences |
| Session Title | Applications and Scope of Micro-satellite Constellation |
| Main Convener | Prof. Yukihiro Takahashi (Hokkaido University, Japan) |
| Co-convener(s) | Ms. Nguyễn Hoang-ANh (Vietnam National Satellite Center, Viet Nam) Dr. Junichi Kurihara (Hokkaido University, Japan) Dr. Muhammad Evri (Badan Pengkajian dan Penerapan Teknologi (BPPT) , Indonesia) |
| Session Description | Micro-satellite with a weight of 50-100 kg has various merits compared to middle and large sized satellite, that is, 1) low cost fabrication compared to middle or large sized satellite, namely, few M EUR including BUS and mission payloads. The launch cost will be about 2 M EUR as piggyback, 2) quick fabrication: about one or two years for flight model would be sufficient, enabling application of the latest technologies, 3) on-demand operation, taking detail information at a point of interest, and 4) the low cost and quick fabrication make us possible to launch not a small number of satellites, which is called as “constellation” flight. With advanced sensors, the micro-satellites could play important roles in various applications in geosciences, including climate studies and natural disaster management, in the very near future. Here we broadly invite papers which discuss the potential application of micro-satellite and its constellation, sensor and satellite technologies and the establishment of international consortium that accelerate the development and utilization of micro-satellite. |