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Distributed Space Missions for Earth System Monitoring

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  • © 2013

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Editors:
  1. Marco D'Errico

    1. , Dipartimento di Ingegneria Aerospaziale, Seconda Universita di Napoli, Aversa, Italy

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  • A definitive reference in its field, this book provides an extensive description of studies of Earth using remote sensing missions that build on formation flying
  • Focuses on distributed space missions with application to Earth observation, with special emphasis on radar payloads
  • Analysis is complemented with a detailed description of the most relevant missions and studies

Part of the book series: Space Technology Library (SPTL, volume 31)

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. Distributed Radar Sensors

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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  3. DISTRIBUTED RADAR SENSORS

    1. Bistatic Synthetic Aperture Radar

      • Antonio Moccia, Alfredo Renga
      Pages 3-59

    2. Multistatic Radar Systems

      • Paco López-Dekker, Gerhard Krieger, Alberto Moreira
      Pages 61-122

  4. Relative Dynamics and GNC

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 123-123
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  5. RELATIVE DYNAMICS AND GNC

    1. Relative Trajectory Design

      • Marco D’Errico, Giancarmine Fasano
      Pages 125-162

    2. Formation Establishment, Maintenance, and Control

      • Srinivas R. Vadali, Kyle T. Alfriend
      Pages 163-184

    3. GPS Based Relative Navigation

      • Oliver Montenbruck, Simone D’Amico
      Pages 185-223

    4. Radio Frequency-Based Relative Navigation

      • D. Maessen, E. Gill, T. Grelier, M. Delpech
      Pages 225-266

    5. Vision Based Relative Navigation

      • Domenico Accardo, Giancarmine Fasano, Michele Grassi
      Pages 267-305

  6. Technological Challenges

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 307-307
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  7. TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES

    1. Autonomy

      • Claudio Iacopino, Phil Palmer
      Pages 309-329

    2. Relative Navigation

      • Nadjim Horri, Phil Palmer
      Pages 331-344

    3. Communication in Distributed Satellite Systems

      • Klaus Schilling, Marco Schmidt
      Pages 345-354

    4. Ground Station Networks for Distributed Satellite Systems

      • Marco Schmidt, Klaus Schilling
      Pages 355-371

  8. Studies and Missions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 373-373
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  9. STUDIES AND MISSIONS

    1. Overview of Distributed Missions

      • Maria Daniela Graziano
      Pages 375-386

    2. TanDEM-X

      • G. Krieger, M. Zink, M. Bachmann, B. Bräutigam, H. Breit, H. Fiedler et al.
      Pages 387-435

    3. Cartwheel

      • Didier Massonnet
      Pages 437-446

    4. Sabrina

      • Antonio Moccia, Marco D’Errico, Alfredo Renga, Giancarmine Fasano
      Pages 447-471
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About this book

This title analyzes distributed Earth observation missions from different perspectives. In particular, the issues arising when the payloads are distributed on different satellites are considered from both the theoretical and practical points of view. Moreover, the problems of designing, measuring, and controlling relative trajectories are thoroughly presented in relation to theory and applicable technologies. Then, the technological challenges to design satellites able to support such missions are tackled. An ample and detailed description of missions and studies complements the book subject.

Editors and Affiliations

  • , Dipartimento di Ingegneria Aerospaziale, Seconda Universita di Napoli, Aversa, Italy

    Marco D'Errico

About the editor

Marco D'Errico received a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering in 1995. Since 2000 he has been associate professor of Space Systems at the Second University of Naples. He is a Corresponding Member of the International Academy of Astronautics. His fields of activity are mission analysis of Earth observation systems, formation flying, spaceborne synthetic aperture radar, and ship detection by remote sensing data.

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