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Small satellite remote sensing and applications - history, current and future
Yong Xue ab; Yingjie Li cd; Jie Guang cd; Xiaoye Zhang a; Jianping Guo ad a Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Centre for Atmosphere Watch and Services, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing100081, China b Department of CCTM, London Metropolitan University, London N7 8DB, UK c Institute of Remote Sensing Applications, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China d Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

To cite this Article Xue, Yong, Li, Yingjie, Guang, Jie, Zhang, Xiaoye and Guo, Jianping'Small satellite remote sensing and

applications -history, current and future', International Journal of Remote Sensing, 29: 15, 4339 — 4372 To link to this Article: DOI: 10.1080/01431160801914945 URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01431160801914945

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Review Article Small satellite remotesensing and applications – history, current and future
YONG XUE*{{, YINGJIE LI§", JIE GUANG§", XIAOYE ZHANG{ and JIANPING GUO{" {Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Centre for Atmosphere Watch and Services, China Meteorological Administration, 46 Zhong-Guan-Cun South Avenue, Beijing 100081, China {Department of CCTM, London Metropolitan University, 166–220 Holloway Road, London N7 8DB, UK§Institute of Remote Sensing Applications, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PO Box 9718, Beijing 100101, China "Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
(Received 25 December 2007; in final form 10 January 2008 ) The small satellite renaissance began in the 1980s and is changing the economics of space. Technological trends have supported the advancement of smallsatellites in the 1–500 kg range. The number of countries actively participating has grown substantially during the past years. Satellite constellations (groups of satellites working in concert) are emerging as a powerful and effective application. In this paper, we focus on the small satellites than can perform remote sensing or Earth observation tasks. An overview is presented of the small satelliteliterature on Earth observation. The aim of the survey is threefold: an introduction for those new to the field, an overview for those working in the field and a reference for those searching for literature on a specific application for Earth observation. Small satellite programmes are classified according to the geographic regions. The small satellite industry and small satellite systems are...