Leveraging Commercial Space for Earth and Ocean Remote Sensing (2022) / Chapter Skim
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To fully realize the benefits of an HSA, a number of key technologies are required in order to integrate the distributed set of inputs into a coherent set of timely data products. In many cases, these technologies exist in other industries or applications, but may still require adaptation prior to integration and full-scale operations.
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Operational users, on the other hand, demand technological stability, predictability, and a higher pace of change (e.g., adaptability and flexibility of systems) , in order to meet mission objectives.
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; (4) hosted payloads on government or commercial satellites; and (5)
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Reducing information latency is critical to tactical forces, as they conduct high-tempo operations. Starlink, Project Kuiper, and OneWeb are current examples of existing or planned commercial services capable of providing low-latency high-bandwidth (i.e., 100 megabits)
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A successful HSA will provide well-validated solutions to common mission development and operational challenges, as well as a community of experts who can enable a long-term and sustainable ecosystem spanning civil, intelligence, and defense interests. Commercial organizations need to realize the benefits of the HSA, as it will define a common architecture into which they can design and produce products across broad agency areas of common interest.
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government and nongovernment users.3 3 This recommendation was edited after release to the sponsor to direct it to ONR rather than the broader National Oceanographic Partnership Program. This clarifies that the recommendation is aimed at enabling ONR's long-term ocean science objectives.
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Thus, a healthy and well-managed ecosystem will benefit the science user and allow ideas to more quickly and efficiently transition to deployed government or commercial constellations capable of collecting information required by national and local decision-makers. EMPLOYING SMALLSATS FOR EARTH OBSERVATION Remote sensing of the Earth and of other planetary bodies is performed by satellites whose orbital characteristics differ with regard to the temporal, spatial, and spectral resolutions imposed by the mission objectives.
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Thus, the Earth science community is now positioned to fully benefit from the added data opportunities afforded by smaller, faster, and less-expensive missions based on advanced technology miniature sensors flown on SmallSats. FIGURE 4.1 Number of SmallSats by application excluding the 126 SmallSats launched in 2019 and the 937 SmallSats launched in 2020 by Starlink and OneWeb as communication satellites.
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SmallSat missions allow new approaches and new measurements that can be transitioned from conception to flight on shorter time scales. The potential benefits are substantial in many cases, owing to lower cost but also a faster and potentially broader scientific set of results, shorter development times, and more frequent mission opportunities combined with the capability of fielding satellite constellations.
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