Satellite imagine certainly thought we would drift into a NASA rocket launch and also Orion paced complex with the size of a large satellite. However it seems that the development of satellite technology has entered a new era that is a Mini satellite. Mini satellites actually has a function similar to the satellites that have been developed previously, but the size is much smaller. Satellite usually categorized as a mini satellite weighs less than 100 kg.
Function mini satellite is usually tailored to the needs, such as for the purposes of communication networks, geogfrafi earth observing, predicting forest area, infrastructure planning, predict crop yields, regional development etc.
With a very small size it can be imagined that the cost can be saved to build a satellite with a function similar to other large satellites. Although the prospects for the development of mini-satellite technology is very promising, but experts still constrained space technology mini-satellite that is still to be launched and placed in orbit.
This obstacle seems to be gradually resolved in line with the development of rocket technology that enables upstream rocket boosters can be used again by landing back upstream to the driver of the earth. This technology last month has been successfully developed by SpaceX. A combination of rocket and satellite technology development mini seems to be a wide open race invention other space technologies.
Japan has one of the most industrious develop mini-satellite technology. Many companies in Japan that specializes in developing this technology and to support the company through this mini-satellite technology. Mini satellite developed by Japan is only 10 cm square.
Company in Tokyo successfully elaborated mini satellites with a weight of only 20 kg will be launched in 2016. This satellite is designed to collect data space junk including remnants of rockets scattered in space. Space junk is extremely dangerous and threatening active satellites are now circulating in orbit. Data collected data will be sold to those who need it.
Other Japanese companies within the last 6 years it will launch 50 mini satellites starting this year. Satellite mini satellite has the capability to observe the extent of 45% of the earth.
Russia is also a country that is focusing on the development of this mini satellites. The technology developed by Russia is not only related to the size of the satellite but also smart technology that enables this satellite repair itself if damage occurs so no need to leave orbit. Not only that Russia is also developing a mini satellite technology that has the ability to communicate with each other. Russia is estimated to have the ability to launch 600 mini satellites.
American and British certainly do not lag behind in developing this mini satellite technology. For example, mini-satellite, called Digital Globe's new WorldView-3, which was launched in August last year have the ability to transmit images with high resolution up to size 31 cm, can be clearly seen, including cars, people and even mailboxes. This satellite has the ability to collect data and mengirimkannnya every 24 hours.
Another example is OneWeb which is a provider of global Internet has entered into an agreement with a bunch of Airbus Defence and Space to build as many as 900 mini satellite designed to form a communication network that has the ability to provide services internat with a capacity of 10 terabits per second of which will open the era of new communications world
No doubt the combination of technological development of satellites and rockets also opened a new era of race development of space technology, including satellite intelligence. Forward besides this technology is very useful for the improvement of human well-being, but must also realize that nothing is secret anymore for a country because all the data and information continuously tapped and collected by the satellite mini scattered in space.
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