@article{696046,
      recid = {696046},
      author = {Jakhu, Ram S. and Pelton, Joseph N.,},
      title = {Small satellites and their regulation [electronic  resource]  /},
      pages = {1 online resource.},
      abstract = {Since the launch of UoSat-1 of the University of Surrey  (United Kingdom) in 1981, small satellites proved regularly  to be useful, beneficial, and cost-effective tools. Typical  tasks cover education and workforce development, technology  demonstration, verification and validation, scientific and  engineering research as well as commercial applications.  Today the launch masses range over almost three orders of  magnitude starting at less than a kilogram up to a few  hundred kilograms, with budgets of less than US$ 100.00 and  up to millions within very short timeframes of sometimes  less than two years. Therefore each category of small  satellites provides specific challenges in design,  development and operations. Small satellites offer great  potentials to gain responsive, low-cost access to space  within a short timeframe for institutions, companies,  regions and countries beyond the traditional big players in  the space arena. For these reasons (particularly the low  cost of construction, launch and operation), small (micro,  cube or nano) satellites are being preferred by students  and educational institutions, amateur radio operators,  small and developing countries, international aid agencies  and most recently by defense agencies and satellite  operators who are examining deployment of constellation  clusters instead of conventional application satellites. In  some cases these new capabilities are being deployed as  hosted payloads on larger satellites. The advent of hosted  payloads as a significant part of the satellite industry  represents a key new topic that this book will address. The  number of small satellitesof various types--is increasing  fast as their benefits are being realized. This short and  unique interdisciplinary book, covering both technical and  regulatory aspects, examines all the different types of  applications and reasons for small as well as exploring  technical and operational innovations that are being  introduced. Italso examinesthe new technical standards,  removal techniques or other methods that might help to  address current problems and the regulatory issues and  procedures to ameliorate problems associated with small  satellites, especially mounting levels of orbital debris  andnoncompliance with radio frequency and national  licensing requirements, liabilities, export controls and so  on.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/696046},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9423-2},
}