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Mini Satellites Could Revolutionize Space Industry

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the smaller-cheaper-space-junk dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Space Daily reports that University of Toronto researchers are working on a project that could replace conventional satellites with a miniature version no larger than a milk carton. From the article: "At only 3.5 kilograms, the Canadian Advanced Nanospace eXperiment 2 (CanX-2) will test small, low-power devices that could lay the groundwork for flying formations of small satellites that could eventually replace larger, more expensive satellites."

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  1. MOD PARENT DOWN -- TROLLING OPPORTUNIST by arundatarchi · · Score: 0, Troll
    Look at the clear factual differences between the parent and the articles. I can't believe some people want to disinform people who may have the disadvantage of seeing the article.

    You can see for yourself the nonsense he/she has tried to insert in the article. It's just absolutely ridiculous. Why do some people spend their time trying to make life frustrating for others? Here are just a few of the discrepancies I noticed.

    The parent:
    highresolution Earth observation and interferometric imaging
    ...and the article:
    high-resolution Earth observation and infra-red imaging

    The parent:
    Formation flying technology will open the door
    ...and the article:
    new satellite technology will open the door

    The parent:
    These include a GPS radio occultation experiment to characterize the upper atmosphere (Calgary)
    ...and the article:
    These include a GPS radio location experiment to characterize the upper atmosphere (Calgary)

    The parent:
    It will also perform a number of additional experiments including mobile ad-hoc
    ...and the article:
    It will also perform a number of additional experiments including mobile networking

    The parent:
    determine vertical profiles of atmospheric properties
    ...and the article:
    determine density profiles of atmospheric properties
  2. Re:Satellite arrays by joshtimmons · · Score: 0, Troll

    Actually - that's what the "AT" in the old hayes modem command set was for. It was so that the modem could triangulate your signal to know where the DTE was. The "A" was used to locate DTE, the "T" would allow for the estimation of DTE's velocity.