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Small Satellites for Earth Observation

04.04.2011

04.04.-08.04. / 

8th IAA Symposium on Small Satellites for Earth Observation

 The great number of scientists, engineers, and managers who participated in the hitherto existing symposia reflects the high interest in the use of small satellites for dedicated missions applied to earth observation, from scientific earth observation missions to technology demonstration missions.

These types of missions can be conducted relatively quickly and inexpensively and provide increased opportunity for access to space.

The spacecraft bus and instruments can be based either on optimized off-the-shelf systems, with little or no requirements for new technology, or on new high-technology systems. Thus a new class of advanced small satellites, including autonomously operating "intelligent" satellites may be created, opening new fields of application for scientific purposes as well as operational, public and commercial services.

The symposium will provide a forum for scientists, engineers and managers to exchange information about planned and on-going programs and missions, and present new ideas, covering small satellite mis-sion objectives as well as technology and management aspects for dedicated earth observation satellites. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Small Satellite Mission Programs
  • International and national programs
  • University programs
  • Planned and on-going programs
  • Integrated applications
• Small Satellite Technologies
  • Sensors and instrumentation
  • Spacecraft concepts and sub-systems
  • Ground stations and communication
  • Mission operation and facilities
  • Launch systems
• Distributed Space Systems
  • Constellations and formations
• Low-Cost Management Aspects
• Results of Small Satellite Missions
• User Requirements and Expectations
• Student Prize Paper Competition (Call for Student paper)
• The symposium will consist of
  • Lectures by invited speakers
  • Contributed papers selected from abstracts received in response to the call for papers
  • Poster sessions
  • Panel discussions

The official language will be English.

REGISTRATION

To partially offset the cost of the Symposium, there will be a registration fee in the order of € 500 for participants registering by January 15, 2011.

After that date, the registration fee will raise to € 550. The registration fee for students amounts to € 190.

The fee will cover admission to the sessions, the symposium digest, a copy of the proceedings published after the symposium, coffee breaks and lunch. A social program for accompanying persons will be organized.

Internet:	www.dlr.de/iaa.symp

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