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Volume 73, Issue 4
1 August 2001
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Phil Webb
Phil Webb
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Technical Paper| August 01 2001

The Topsat satellite Available to Purchase

K. Wallace;
K. Wallace
DERA Space, Farnborough, Hampshire, UK.
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P. Brooks;
P. Brooks
DERA Space, Farnborough, Hampshire, UK.
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C. Watson;
C. Watson
DERA Space, Farnborough, Hampshire, UK.
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W. Levett;
W. Levett
DERA Space, Farnborough, Hampshire, UK.
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N. Morris;
N. Morris
RAL, Chilton, Didcot, Oxfordshire, UK.
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P. Gray;
P. Gray
RAL, Chilton, Didcot, Oxfordshire, UK.
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N. Waltham;
N. Waltham
RAL, Chilton, Didcot, Oxfordshire, UK.
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J. Harrison;
J. Harrison
SSTL, Surrey Space Centre, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, UK.
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A. Phipps;
A. Phipps
SSTL, Surrey Space Centre, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, UK.
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S. Child
S. Child
InfoTerra Ltd (formerly NRSC), Farnborough, Hampshire, UK.
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Author & Article Information
Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1758-4213
Print ISSN: 1748-8842
© MCB UP Limited
2001
Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: An International Journal (2001) 73 (4): 380–382.
https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000005626

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.

Keywords:
Surveillance, Aerospace, Imaging
© MCB UP Limited
2001
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