DocumentCode :
272454
Title :
Monitoring glaciers from space using a cubesat
Author :
Fodé, Constance ; Panerati, Jacopo ; Desroches, Prescilia ; Valdatta, Marcello ; Beltrame, Giovanni
Author_Institution :
Ecole Polytech. de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
Volume :
53
Issue :
5
fYear :
2015
fDate :
May-15
Firstpage :
208
Lastpage :
210
Abstract :
The École Polytechnique de Montréal and the University of Bologna recently collaborated to develop a nanosatellite mission in the context of the 2012-2014 iteration of the Canadian Satellite Design Challenge, an inter-university competition intended for the development of space expertise among graduate and undergraduate students. The mission comprised two different scientific payloads: one aiming at monitoring climate changes in the Arctic, and the other addressing the need to reduce space debris. Here we report the organizational and technical challenges we faced, as well as the lessons we learned.
Keywords :
artificial satellites; glaciology; remote sensing; AD 2012 to 2014; Arctic; Canadian Satellite Design Challenge; Cubesat; climate change monitoring; glaciers monitoring; nanosatellite mission; Design methodology; Educational institutions; Engineering education; Nanostructured materials; Payloads; Space debris; Space vehicles;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Communications Magazine, IEEE
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0163-6804
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/MCOM.2015.7105665
Filename :
7105665
Link To Document :
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