Title :
Small satellites for rapid-response communication and situational assessment
Author :
Shiroma, Wayne A. ; Akagi, J.T. ; Ohta, Aaron T. ; Akagi, J.M. ; Wolfe, B.L.
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Eng., Univ. of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA
Abstract :
This paper described two types of low-cost, readily deployable platforms for responsive communication and situational assessment missions. BalloonSats can be assembled and launched in just a few hours, and can provide real-time video surveillance over a disaster area. CubeSats have a longer development time, but have a longer mission time due to their orbit.
Keywords :
aerospace instrumentation; artificial satellites; balloons; video surveillance; BalloonSats; CubeSats; rapid response communication; real time video surveillance; responsive communication; situational assessment mission; Educational institutions; Payloads; Radio transmitters; Real-time systems; Satellite broadcasting; Satellites; Streaming media;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Information Technology and Systems (ICWITS), 2012 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Maui, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0947-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICWITS.2012.6417687
