Abstract
The Beijing-1 high-resolution spacecraft was launched in late 2005, and since its launch, the spacecraft has been commissioned and has started routine operations. The small spacecraft represents the highest GSD achieved for any spacecraft of such mass and size, yet is designed as a tool to provide high duty cycle commercial operational services.
The spacecraft provides a large data storage capacity with solid-state storage augmented by hard drives modified for use in space, allowing the instrument to map long 4000 km swaths. A software configurable image compressor and high speed X-band downlink permit both store and forward, as well as real-time downlinking. Finally, a high degree of agility permits the spacecraft to access a 600 km wide field-of-regard.
The mission addresses a range of applications in high-resolution mapping and disaster monitoring, including land cover analysis for the Chinese territories, precision agriculture, geological surveying, urban development.
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Curiel, A.d.S., Gomes, L., Purl, D., Hodgson, D., Sweeting, M. (2008). First Year in Orbit – Results from the Beijing-1 Operational High Resolution Small Satellite. In: Sandau, R., Röser, HP., Valenzuela, A. (eds) Small Satellites for Earth Observation. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6943-7_33
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