Cost-effective Mission Concept for National Security and Meteorological Applications

Aaron Pereira; Jose Velazco; Sean Bryan; Philip Mauskopf; Ed Kruzins; Paulo de Souza; Murray Terwey; Fred Menk

doi:10.1109/AERO63441.2025.11068778

Cost-effective Mission Concept for National Security and Meteorological Applications

Aaron Pereira
, Jose Velazco
, Sean Bryan
, Philip Mauskopf
, Ed Kruzins
, Paulo de Souza
, Murray Terwey
, Fred Menk

Earth and Space Exploration, School of (SESE)

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Abstract

Australia currently lacks sovereign Earth observation capabilities presenting a severe risk in the current environment of heightened tensions in the Indo-Pacific region. Additionally, to deal with the challenges of global climate change, the country needs the latest technology and tools at its disposal - namely space-based sensors that provide weather modeling data, for which Australia is currently dependent upon overseas partners. This mission concept details a cost-effective SmallSat mission that provides high-resolution imagery critically necessary for the observation of sea lanes of communications as well as an advanced radiometer for in-situ characterization of clouds enabling accurate extraction of data for the Bureau of Meteorology's nowcasting applications.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	2025 IEEE Aerospace Conference, AERO 2025
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
ISBN (Electronic)	9798350355970
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/AERO63441.2025.11068778
State	Published - 2025
Event	2025 IEEE Aerospace Conference, AERO 2025 - Big Sky, United States Duration: Mar 1 2025 → Mar 8 2025

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Name	IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings
ISSN (Print)	1095-323X

Conference

Conference	2025 IEEE Aerospace Conference, AERO 2025
Country/Territory	United States
City	Big Sky
Period	3/1/25 → 3/8/25

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Aerospace Engineering
Space and Planetary Science

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Pereira, A, Velazco, J, Bryan, S , Mauskopf, P, Kruzins, E, de Souza, P, Terwey, M & Menk, F 2025, Cost-effective Mission Concept for National Security and Meteorological Applications. in 2025 IEEE Aerospace Conference, AERO 2025. IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings, IEEE Computer Society, 2025 IEEE Aerospace Conference, AERO 2025, Big Sky, United States, 3/1/25. https://doi.org/10.1109/AERO63441.2025.11068778

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