A7.1 Earth orbiting small satellites constellations: towards using the Earth surrounding layers as giant detectors for astro and geo sciences from space

Roberto BATTISTON

Professor, University of Trento, Department of Physics, National PhD in Space Science and Technology

Italy

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Remote sensing using large constellation of small satellites is developing at fast space: the advantages of a fast revisiting time and of coherent multiple observations are outpacing, in a growing number of cases the services provided by individual large satellites equipped by most advanced detectors. Ground-space cooperation among networks of detectors and payloads adds even more potential for monitoring and discovery. We will review a few examples extending from geophysics, to solar physics, to cosmic ray physics, to astrophysics, some already ongoing, some planned as well as future concepts and ideas.