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    Title

    Constellations and Distributed Systems

    type

    oral

    Description

    Small satellites offer important advantages in creating new opportunities for implementing spatially-distributed space-based systems (e.g. Constellations). In this session we focus on new, emerging, or enabling technologies that can be used or are being used to create networked data collection systems via small satellites. Specifically, Session B4.7 focuses on Constellations (e.g. Constellation missions for Earth Observation, IoT/M2M and LEO Communications), distributed architectures (e.g. Distributed SAR systems) and sensor systems and how these low-cost and rapidly delivered technologies offer the potential to fulfill complex user needs, working in coordination with other small or large space infrastructures (e.g. mega-constellations), as well as with airborne or terrestrial assets. Papers should show how cross-platform compatibility (both hardware and software aspects) can be used to enable these systems, any standards that are proposed or adopted, design techniques that enable this cross-platform compatibility, etc. We are particularly interested in technologies that enable small spacecraft to play an important role in upcoming applications, such as (but not limited to) civil security, telecommunications in remote areas, navigation support (e.g., along the new foreseen routes in the Arctic), natural disaster management (e.g., damage assessment and first responders support), and planetary exploration. In this regard, the development and usage of Commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) technologies are also of specific interest to the session. Distributed systems and their impact in terms of new opportunities for the emerging Commercial Space Industry and new commercial space missions with small platforms is also of specific interest to the session. The integrated applications of these sensor systems are covered in Symposium Session B5.2, and the broader view of tools and technologies to enable integrated applications are covered in B5.1. In B4.7 authors are also invited to analyze technological enhancements and new developments needed to guarantee small satellite integration with existing and scheduled assets from both the bus and payload perspectives. Also analysis of inter-operability within integrated systems can be addressed, like payload data management, spacecraft operation, and formation flying.

    Date

    2021-10-28

    Time

    14:45

    Room

    Sheikh Rachid D

    IPC members
    • Co-Chair: Dr. Rainer Sandau, International Academy of Astronautics (IAA), Germany;

    • Co-Chair: Prof. Michele Grassi, University of Naples "Federico II", Italy;

    • Co-Chair: Dr. Danil Ivanov, Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics, RAS, Russian Federation;

    • Rapporteur: Dr. Jaime Esper, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), United States;

    • Rapporteur: Mr. Aaron Rogers, Maxar Technologies, United States;

    papers

    Order

    Time

    Paper title

    Mode

    Presentation status

    Speaker

    Affiliation

    Country

    1

    14:45

    A shared CubeSat and LEO constellation for Quantum Key Distribution service and 5G IoT service: QUANGO project overview and design considerations

    12

    confirmed

    Mr. Simone Simonetti

    Argotec

    Italy

    2

    14:57

    A distributed nano-satellite constellation for gravity field recovery and atmospheric neutral density estimation

    12

    confirmed

    Mr. Tiago Hormigo

    Spin.Works

    Portugal

    3

    15:09

    Multi-CubeSat Mission for Auroral Acceleration Region Studies

    12

    confirmed

    Mr. Marley Castro

    Luleå Technical University

    Sweden

    6

    15:21

    Autonomy and Safety Considerations for Satellite Mega-Constellations

    12

    confirmed

    Ms. Maren Hülsmann

    Universität der Bundeswehr München

    Germany

    8

    15:33

    NetSat - First In-Orbit Results of the Four CubeSat Mission

    12

    confirmed

    Prof. Klaus Schilling

    University Würzburg

    Germany

    10

    15:45

    Design solutions for Formation-Flying SAR systems based on modular Plug-and-Play CubeSat

    12

    confirmed

    Mr. Marco Grasso

    University of Naples "Federico II"

    Italy

    13

    15:57

    HERMES constellation: a new paradigm for multi-messenger astrophysics with Cubesats

    12

    confirmed

    Prof. Michèle Lavagna

    Politecnico di Milano

    Italy

    14

    16:09

    Timing techniques applied to distributed modular high-energy astronomy: the HERMES project

    12

    confirmed

    Dr. Andrea Sanna

    Università di Cagliari

    Italy

    1004

    16:21

    Massively Parallel in-situ Sensing using Femto-spacecraft Clouds

    12

    confirmed

    Mr. Thomas Timmons

    University of Glasgow

    United Kingdom

    1005

    16:33

    Assessment of the humanitarian benefits and risks of satellite constellations

    12

    withdrawn

    1007

    16:45

    AI-based spacecraft formation and coordination approach for Distributed Space Systems and decision making

    12

    withdrawn

    Mr. Andoh Michael Afful

    Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University

    Australia

    1009

    16:57

    A PATH PLANNING METHOD FOR ENCIRCLING NON-COOPERATIVE SPACE TARGETS BY MICROSATELLITES CLUSTER

    12

    confirmed

    Mr. Xiuwei Zhang

    Northwestern Polytechnical University,NPU

    China

    1011

    17:09

    SPARTAN: A High-Performance Next-Generation Nanosatellite Platform for Demanding NewSpace Applications

    12

    withdrawn

    Mr. Rami Kandela

    Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)

    Canada

    1012

    17:21

    Near Earth Objects(NEOS) detection using CubeSat constellation acting as giant phased array radio antenna.

    12

    confirmed

    Mr. Shashank Wadikhaye

    Ramaiah Institute of Technology

    India

    1015

    17:33

    On the stationarity and optimality conditions in an optimal control problem related to autonomous objects group target orbiting with carrier object support

    12

    confirmed

    Dr. Ivan Samylovskiy

    Lomonosov Moscow State University

    Russian Federation