This paper presents the HORUS mission, aimed at multispectral and multiangle (nadir and off-nadir) planetary optical observation, using Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) instruments on-board a 6-Unit CubeSat. The collected data are characterized by a sub-kilometer resolution, useful for different applications for environmental monitoring, atmospheric characterization, and ocean studies. Latest advancements in electro-optical instrumentation permit to consider an optimized instrument able to fit in a small volume, in principle without significant reduction in the achievable performances with respect to typical large-spacecraft implementations. CubeSat-based platforms ensure high flexibility, with fast and simple components’ integration, and may be used as stand-alone system or in synergy with larger missions, for example to improve revisit time. The mission rationale, its main objectives and scientific background, including the combination of off-nadir potential continuous multiangle coverage in a full perspective and related observation bands are provided. The observation system conceptual design and its installation on-board a 6U CubeSat bus, together with the spacecraft subsystems are discussed, assessing the feasibility of the mission and its suitability as a building block for a multiplatform distributed system.

Horus: multispectral and multiangle cubesat mission targeting sub-kilometer remote sensing applications / Pellegrino, A.; Pancalli, M. G.; Gianfermo, A.; Marzioli, P.; Curiano, F.; Angeletti, F.; Piergentili, F.; Santoni, F.. - In: REMOTE SENSING. - ISSN 2072-4292. - 13:12(2021), pp. 1-19. [10.3390/rs13122399]

Horus: multispectral and multiangle cubesat mission targeting sub-kilometer remote sensing applications

Pellegrino A.;Pancalli M. G.;Gianfermo A.;Marzioli P.;Angeletti F.;Piergentili F.;Santoni F.
2021

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This paper presents the HORUS mission, aimed at multispectral and multiangle (nadir and off-nadir) planetary optical observation, using Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) instruments on-board a 6-Unit CubeSat. The collected data are characterized by a sub-kilometer resolution, useful for different applications for environmental monitoring, atmospheric characterization, and ocean studies. Latest advancements in electro-optical instrumentation permit to consider an optimized instrument able to fit in a small volume, in principle without significant reduction in the achievable performances with respect to typical large-spacecraft implementations. CubeSat-based platforms ensure high flexibility, with fast and simple components’ integration, and may be used as stand-alone system or in synergy with larger missions, for example to improve revisit time. The mission rationale, its main objectives and scientific background, including the combination of off-nadir potential continuous multiangle coverage in a full perspective and related observation bands are provided. The observation system conceptual design and its installation on-board a 6U CubeSat bus, together with the spacecraft subsystems are discussed, assessing the feasibility of the mission and its suitability as a building block for a multiplatform distributed system.
2021
cubesat; earth observation; multiangle; multispectral; optical; remote sensing
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Horus: multispectral and multiangle cubesat mission targeting sub-kilometer remote sensing applications / Pellegrino, A.; Pancalli, M. G.; Gianfermo, A.; Marzioli, P.; Curiano, F.; Angeletti, F.; Piergentili, F.; Santoni, F.. - In: REMOTE SENSING. - ISSN 2072-4292. - 13:12(2021), pp. 1-19. [10.3390/rs13122399]
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