Distributed Space Missions for Earth System Monitoring [Hardcover]

This title analyzes distributed Earth observation missions from different perspectives. In particular, the issues arising when the payloads are distributed on different satellites are considered from both the theoretical and practical points of view. Moreover, the problems of designing, measuring, and controlling relative trajectories are thoroughly presented in relation to theory and applicable technologies. Then, the technological challenges to design satellites able to support such missions are tackled. An ample and detailed description of missions and studies complements the book subject.This book reviews the problems of designing, measuring and controlling the relative trajectories of earth-monitoring satellites. Covers issues that arise when payloads are distributed on different satellites, from both theoretical and practical points of view.

Authors.- Dedication.- Preface.- Chapter 1: Bistatic Synthetic Aperture Radar (Antonia Moccia, Alfredo Renga).- Chapter 2: Multistatic Radar Systems (Lopez-Dekker, Krieger, and Moreira).- Chapter 3: Relative Trajectory Design (D'Errico, Fasano).- Chapter 4: Formation Establishment, Maintenance, and Control (Vadali, Alfriend).- Chapter 5: GPS Based Relative Navigation (Montenbruck, D'Amico).- Chapter 6: Radio frequency-based relative navigation (Maessen, Gill, Grelier, Delpech).- Chapter 7: Vision Based Relative Navigation (Accardo, Fasano, Grassi).- Chapter 8: Autonomy (Iacopino, Palmer).- Chapter 9: Relative Navigation (Horri, Palmer).- Chapter 10: Communication in Distributed Satellite Systems (Schilling, Schmidt).- Chapter 11: Ground station networks for distributed satellite systems (Schmidt, Schilling).- Chapter 12: Overview of Distributed Missions (Daniela-Graziano).- Chapter 13: TanDEM-X (Krieger Et Al).- Chapter 14: Cartwheel (Massonnet).- Chapter 15: Sabrina (Moccia et al).- Chapter 16: Topolec and C-Paras (Sephton, Wishart).- Chapter 17: The Sar Train (Aguttes).- Chapter 18: P-Band Distributed SAR (Fasanol#z