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The Topsat satellite

K. Wallace (DERA Space, Farnborough, Hampshire, UK.)
P. Brooks (DERA Space, Farnborough, Hampshire, UK.)
C. Watson (DERA Space, Farnborough, Hampshire, UK.)
W. Levett (DERA Space, Farnborough, Hampshire, UK.)
N. Morris (RAL, Chilton, Didcot, Oxfordshire, UK.)
P. Gray (RAL, Chilton, Didcot, Oxfordshire, UK.)
N. Waltham (RAL, Chilton, Didcot, Oxfordshire, UK.)
J. Harrison (SSTL, Surrey Space Centre, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, UK.)
A. Phipps (SSTL, Surrey Space Centre, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, UK.)
S. Child (InfoTerra Ltd (formerly NRSC), Farnborough, Hampshire, UK.)

Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology

ISSN: 0002-2667

Article publication date: 1 August 2001

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Abstract

This paper discusses the Topsat satellite, currently being built by a partnership between DERA Space, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd and InfoTerra Ltd (Formerly NRSC). Topsat will have the capability to provide imagery at 25m panchromatic and 5m colour resolution, direct to the user at a mobile ground station, from a 125kg microsatellite in low Earth orbit. Its low‐cost philosophy includes wide use of commercial off‐the‐shelf components and the goal of a one‐year mission life.

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Wallace, K., Brooks, P., Watson, C., Levett, W., Morris, N., Gray, P., Waltham, N., Harrison, J., Phipps, A. and Child, S. (2001), "The Topsat satellite", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 73 No. 4, pp. 380-382. https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000005626

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