New opportunities offered by Cubesats for space research in Latin America: The SUCHAI project case
| Autor: | Marco Milla, J. Diaz-Peña, F. P. Mena, Marina Stepanova, Marcos E. Orchard, N. V. Romanova, Edgardo E. Pacheco, Jorge F. Silva, Francisco Jaramillo, Miguel Martínez-Ledesma, Marcos Diaz, Claudio Falcón, Juan Alejandro Valdivia, Juan Cristóbal Zagal |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Atmospheric Science
Latin Americans 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences business.industry Technology research Aerospace Engineering Astronomy and Astrophysics Public relations Space (commercial competition) 01 natural sciences Space exploration Variety (cybernetics) Geophysics Space and Planetary Science Political science 0103 physical sciences General Earth and Planetary Sciences CubeSat Space research business 010303 astronomy & astrophysics 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | Advances in Space Research Artículos CONICYT CONICYT Chile instacron:CONICYT |
| ISSN: | 0273-1177 |
| Popis: | During the last decade, a very small-standardized satellite, the Cubesat, emerged as a low-cost fast-development tool for space and technology research. Although its genesis is related to education, the change in paradigm presented by this satellite platform has motivated several countries, institutions, and companies to invest in a variety of technologies, aimed at improving Cubesat capabilities, while lowering costs of space missions. Following that trend, Latin American institutions, mostly universities, has started to develop Cubesat missions. This article describes some of the Latin American projects in this area. In particular, we discuss the achievements and scientific grounds upon which the first Cubesat projects in Chile were based and the implications that those projects have had on pursuing satellite-based research in the country and in collaboration with other countries of the region. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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