[M-SD39] Micro-satellite and its constellation in remote sensing

[MSD39-P01] Status of International Micro-satellite Consortium

*Yukihiro Takahashi¹ (1.Department of Cosmosciences, Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University)

Keywords:micro-satellite, constellation

Satellite remote sensing is useful for global monitoring. We are promoting an international organization “Asian Micro-satellite Consortium (AMC)” with a concept of “sharing”, namely, the sharing of satellite technology, data, and applications. If the target pointing is possible, we can take images for any location once or twice a day only with one very small satellite. Therefore, on-demand image acquisition with several tens of micro-satellite under the international agreement provides continuous monitoring. We are developing the request system for disaster and environmental monitoring. They can get frequent imaging opportunities at a very low cost. Now the member institutions have several micro-satellites in space with cutting-edge payloads such as super multi-spectral cameras. This world-first system will provide revolutionary changes in disaster and environmental management. Here we introduce the latest situation of AMC activities.