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On the origin of satellite swarms |
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| Authors: | C.J.M. Verhoeven M.J. Bentum G.L.E. Monna J. Rotteveel Jian Guo |
| Affiliation: | 1. Delft Institute of Microsystems and Nanoelectronics, Mekelweg 4, 2628CD Delft, Netherlands;2. ASTRON, P.O. Box 2, 7900 AA Dwingeloo, Netherlands;3. University of Twente, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics & Computer Science, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, Netherlands;4. SystematIC Design, Motorenweg 5G, 2623 CR Delft, Netherlands;5. ISIS—Innovative Solutions in Space, Rotterdamseweg 380, 2629 HG Delft, Netherlands;6. Technical University of Delft, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Kluyverweg 1, 2629 HS Delft, Netherlands;1. National Institute of Defense Technology Innovation, Academy of Military Sciences China, Beijing, 100081 China;2. School of Aerospace Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China;1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Durand Building, 496 Lomita Mall, Stanford, CA 94305, United States;2. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University, Durand Building, 496 Lomita Mall, Stanford, CA 94305, United States |
| Abstract: | For a species to develop in nature basically two things are needed: an enabling technology and a “niche”. In spacecraft design the story is the same. Both a suitable technology and a niche application need to be there before a new generation of spacecraft can be developed. In the last century two technologies have emerged which had and still have a huge impact on the development of technical systems: Micro-Electronics (ME) and Micro-Systems Technology (MST). Many different terrestrial systems have changed dramatically since the introduction of ME and MST and many new systems have emerged. In the same period many nano-satellites have been built and launched and shown that they can perform in space. Still it is not clear what the specific role of these small satellites will be. Where will they go? What will they do? In this paper the authors will try to answer these questions and will refer to the OLFAR space born radio telescope as one of the niche applications for a nano-satellite swarm. |
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