Given the international pandemic situation, we have decided to replace the physical get-together for the IAA Symposium on Small Satellites for Earth system observation by a virtual edition. This is with great regret, since our Symposium had been a place to meet for more than 20 years.
However, activities in the Earth observation sector continue. Latest developments and future trends still need to be shared amongst our community. We therefore call for contributions to the virtual edition of our symposium with a focus on flight experience, new technologies and young scientists.
Contributions from 4S
Our highly regarded partner symposium 4S had to be cancelled and authors of submitted abstracts have been informed. We therefore want to encourage all 4S presenters to resubmit their abstracts for the virtual edition of our conference in order to get their valuable content presented online and published.
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 mission objectives as well as technology and management aspects for dedicated earth observation satellites.
Day 1: Tuesday, April 27th, 2021
Opening & Welcome Ceremony
Keynote: Sir Martin Sweeting (SSTL),
40-year anniversary of UoSAT-1
Session 1:
Xie Chengyin et al. (Spacety),
China’s first small commercial SAR satellite-“Hisea-1” satellite and Typical applications
Josef Mittermayer et al. (German Aerospace Center),
A Novel MirrorSAR Concept for Augmenting the Next German Synthetic Aperture Radar Mission HRWS with Single-Pass Interferometry
Marco Grasso et al. (University of Naples Federico II),
An investigation on the feasibility of Formation-Flying SAR systems based on modular Plug-and-Play CubeSat
Helena Cruz et al. (Universidade de Lisboa),
Embedded Fault-Tolerant Architecture for On-Board Synthetic-Aperture Radar Backprojection
Keynote:
Salem Humaid Al Marri (MBRSC),
UAE Space Program Past and Future
Session 2:
Bastiaan Lagaune et al. (OHB Sweden),
Arctic Weather Satellite, A microsatellite constellation for improved weather forecasting in Arctic and globally
Wim De Munter et al. (KU Leuven),
Affordable Quality Data from Space (AQUALIS)
Stefan Livens et al. (Vito),
Advancing hyperspectral CubeSat monitoring with the CSIMBA IOD mission
Andrew Haslehurst et al. (Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd),
DarkCarb: An Innovative Approach to Infrared Imaging
Murray Kerr et al. (DEIMOS Space S.L.U.),
EO-ALERT: A Novel Architecture for the Next Generation of Earth Observation Satellites Supporting Rapid Civil Alerts
Anita Bernie et al. (KISPE Space Systems Limited),
Charting The Growth Of The Open Source Space Ecosystem
Day 2: Wednesday, April 28th, 2021
Keynote: Shinichi Nakasuka (University of Tokyo),
20-year history and future vision of micro/nano/pico-satellites in Japan
Session 3:
Maximilian Boettcher et al. (IRS Uni Stuttgart),
Single event upset observations on the “Flying Laptop” satel-lite mission and their effective containment through FDIR concepts
Jeroen Buursink et al. (Luxspace Sárl),
IOC by telco: ESAIL platform commissioning
Jeroen Cappaert et al. (Spire Global UK Ltd.),
Preliminary results from Spire-ESA public-private partner-ship
Craig Underwood et al. (Surrey Space Centre),
Three Years of Spaceflight Results from the AlSAT-1N Thin Film Solar Cell (TFSC) Experiment
Hirobumi Saito et al. (JAXA, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science),
Demonstration of 3.3Gbps down link communication from small LEO satellite
Edgar Paolo Violan et al. (Tohoku University),
Development of an On-Demand Operating Procedure for Earth Observation Missions of the Diwata-2 Microsatellite
Keynote:
Antonio Carlos Pereira Junior (INPE),
Remote sensing satellites developed by Brazil
Session 4:
Francesco Fragnito et al. (SAB Launch Services),
SSMS HEX Module for 37 CubeSats – Aggregation and Integration from EU to French Guiana
Swaraj Bandhu Mahato et al. (Imec),
Multispectral CCD-in-CMOS Time Delay Integration imager for high resolution Earth observation
Noah Schwartz et al. (UK Astronomy Technology Centre),
Active deployable primary mirrors on CubeSat
Gerardo Petrone et al. (Teledife – Italian Ministry of Defence),
ARAMIS – Cubesat ISL Project
Mohammed Amin Rabah et al. (Algerian Space Agency),
Novel design for Nano satellite 4×1 patch antenna array for S band Applications
Jaime Esper (NASA GSFC),
Dione: A Pathfinder Mission for Understanding the Ionosphere-Thermosphere Responses to Magnetospheric Forcing.
Followed by Panel Discussion at 8 PM CEST
Day 3: Thursday, April 29th, 2021
Keynote: Chantal Cappelletti (University of Nottingham),
Challenges and chances in educational space programs
Session 5: Student Competition
Nicole Gress et al. (TU Berlin),
Utilizing Small Satellites with Earth Observation Capabilities for Satellite Operations Education
Matias Rittatore et al. (Luleå University of Technology),
APTAS – The arctic student CubeSat
Julian Zecherle et al. (University of Applied Sciences Jena),
The Conceptual Optical Design for a Lightning Monitoring Nanosatellite
Alan Pitthan Couto et al. (Universidade Federal de Santa Maria),
Investigation of Flower Constellations of Small Satellites for the Brazilian Territory Coverage
Paloma Maestro Redondo et al. (Luleå University of Technology),
ASTER: Developing a High Performance Attitude Controlled Platform for Low-Cost Experiments
Session 6: Young Professional Competition
Yaroslav Mashtakov et al. (KRAS),
Differential drag control for nanosatellite triangular formation flying
Cristobal Nieto-Peroy et al. (Luleå University of Technology),
A hardware-in-the-loop simulation testbed for validation of small satellite technologies
Duarte Galvao et al. (INESC-ID/IST),
ECSS-E-ST-50-15C Compliant CAN for Space Systems
Lucinda King et al. (Surrey Space Centre),
Optimising GNSS Reflectometry on Small Satellites for Sensing Land Parameters
Callum Middleton et al. (Surrey Space Centre),
Field Trials of CHAFF: CubeSat Hyperspectral Application For Farming
Evening Event: Symposium Awards and Social Online Event at 8 PM CEST
Program Committee
Chairmen
K. Brieß (TU Berlin)
E. Gill (TU Delft)
M. Hetscher(DLR)
Honorary Chair
R. Sandau (IAA)
Symposium Coordinator
M. von der Ohe (TU Berlin)
Program Comittee
L. Alkalai (NASA/JPL, USA)
J. Esper (NASA/GSFC, USA)
H. Kuiper (TU Delft, The Netherlands)
R. Laufer (Luleå University of Technology, Sweden)
M. von der Ohe (TU Berlin, Germany)
S. Roemer (Antwerp Space, Belgium)
A. Rogers (Maxar, USA)
T. Segert (BST, Germany)
A. da Silva Curiel (SSTL, UK)
Scientific Program Comittee
J.-N. Bricout (CNES, France)
J.-M. Contant (IAA, France)
C. Elachi (NASA/JPL, USA)
L. Gratton (UNSAM, Argentina)
S. Hardhienata (LAPAN, Indonesia)
W. Halle (DLR, Germany)
P. Lier (CNES, France)
Y.-A. Liou (CSRSR, Taiwan)
L. Maresi (ESA/ESTEC)
S. Mostert (SCSH, South Africa)
S. Nakasuka (Univ. of Tokyo, Japan)
R. Navalgund (ISRO, India)
S. Neeck (NASA/HQ, USA)
F. Ongaro (ESA/ESTEC)
M. Ovchinnikov (KIAM, Russia)
P. Patterson (USU/SDL, USA)
L. Paxton (JHU/APL, USA)
M. Saandar (MSPRS, Mongolia)
Sir Martin Sweeting (SSTL, UK)
C. F. Varotto (CONAE, Argentina
Y. Zhu (CAST, Beijing, China)
pdf print version of the Call for Papers leaflet is available.
We would like to invite you to the 13th Symposium on Small Satellites for Earth Observation which will take place from April 26th to 29th 2021.
SSEO Symposium goes virtual
Given the international pandemic situation, we have decided to replace the physical get-together for the IAA Symposium on Small Satellites for Earth system observation by a virtual edition. This is with great regret, since our Symposium had been a place to meet for more than 20 years.
However, activities in the Earth observation sector continue. Latest developments and future trends still need to be shared amongst our community. We therefore call for contributions to the virtual edition of our symposium with a focus on flight experience, new technologies and young scientists.
Contributions from 4S
Our highly regarded partner symposium 4S had to be cancelled and authors of submitted abstracts have been informed. We therefore want to encourage all 4S presenters to resubmit their abstracts for the virtual edition of our conference in order to get their valuable content presented online and published.
Program details
There will be two sessions per day which are two hours each (9:00-11:00 CET and 15:00-17:00 CET). This should allow participation from different regions at least for parts of the program. Each session will start with a keynote, followed by up to 8 talks on the session topic. The focus of the sessions will be as follows and abstracts shall fit one of these:
Day 1 Programmatics
Day 2 In-flight experience
Day 3 In-flight experience, new technologies
Day 4 Academia & young scientists
Student & Young Scientist Competition
As in recent years, we will offer six student (teams) the chance to compete in a dedicated student session (open for Bachelor/ Master students). For the first time, we will additionally open the floor for young scientists (PhD students and scientists younger than 35 years at the date of submission). Participants can win prizes and free access to future conferences.
In order to participate, please submit an extended abstract/ short paper (4 pages) of your research project. Please find the paper template here.
Abstract Submittal
Abstracts of up to 250 words are invited to apply and must include the precise title of the paper, the topic area of interest, the author’s full name and affiliation, and complete contact information including an email address. The language of the conference is English. Technical paper abstracts will be accepted electronically through the conference email iaa.symp@iaamail.org. The deadline for receipt of abstracts has been extended to January 26, 2021.
Although unusual for virtual conferences, we still request a full paper for each presentation, because this conference comes with proceedings (including ISBN number).
The abstract template is available.
Venue
This year’s conference will be held virtually via a Zoom webinar. Login details will be made available for registered participants.
Key Dates
December 18, 2020: Registration opens
January 26, 2021: Abstract submission deadline
February 9, 2021: Student & young scientist competition deadline
February 26, 2021: Preliminary program available, Notification to authors
April 26, 2021: Deadline for full paper submission
April 26-29, 2021: Conference
The proceedings of the 12th Symposium on Small Satellites for Earth Observation have actually never been published. Please find the digital version here: 12th Symposium proceedings. A similar publication including all full paper submissions will be prepared after this year’s symposium.
Abstract Submittal
Abstracts of up to 250 words are invited to apply and must include the precise title of the paper, the topic area of interest, the author’s full name and affiliation, and complete contact information including an email address. The language of the conference is English. Technical paper abstracts will be accepted electronically through the conference email iaa.symp@iaamail.org . The deadline for receipt of abstracts has been extended to January 26, 2021.
Although unusual for virtual conferences, we still request a full paper for each presentation, because this conference comes with proceedings (including ISBN number).
The abstract template is available.
Conference Proceedings (pdf file 33 MB, 658 pages)
Proceedings of the 12th Symposium on Small Satellites for Earth Observation, IAA Book Series-Volume 2 Number 11
The 12th IAA Symposium on Small Satellites for Earth Observation was initiated by the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) and is hosted by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin).
This volume contains the proceedings of the contributions to the technical sessions, the poster session, and a special student paper session. The papers cover a wide range of different areas like small satellite mission programs, objectives for small satellite missions, mature (off-the-shelf) systems, advanced technology approaches, low-cost management aspects, and results of small satellite missions and lessons learned. They reflect the growing interest in the use of small satellites for dedicated missions applied to Earth observation, from scientific Earth observation missions to technology demonstration missions. It will become obvious that this type of mission can be conducted relatively quickly and inexpensively and provide increased opportunity for access to space. The spacecraft bus and the 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.
Student Competition
As in recent years, we will offer six student (teams) the chance to compete in a dedicated student session (open for Bachelor/ Master students). For the first time, we will additionally open the floor for young scientists (PhD students and scientists younger than 35 years at the date of submission). Participants can win prizes and free access to future conferences.
In order to participate, please submit an extended abstract/ short paper (4 pages) of your research project. Please find the paper template here below:
https://iaaspace.org/wp-content/uploads/iaa/Scientific%20Activity/conf/sseo2021/berlin2021paper.dotx
