Title :
A role for cubesats in responsive space
Author_Institution :
Marmara Univ., Istanbul, Turkey
Abstract :
The concept of responsive space calls for rapid deployment of satellites to respond to newly emergent conditions around the World. Cubesats on the other hand have gained a reputation for an easy, quick and low cost way of building satellites based on standardized architecture and components. Furthermore one launch can carry many cubesats into orbit to help form constellations or for short revisit times. The paper reviews the cubesat architecture, its merits and role in responsive space applications.
Keywords :
artificial satellites; constellations; cubesats; rapid deployment; responsive space; satellites; standardized architecture; standardized components; Aerospace testing; Buildings; Costs; Impedance; Rockets; Satellites; Security; Space technology; Terminology; Terrorism;
Conference_Titel :
Recent Advances in Space Technologies, 2005. RAST 2005. Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8977-8
DOI :
10.1109/RAST.2005.1512544
