The Science and Technology in Future Remote Sensing Space Missions of Alenia Aerospazio

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Dec 1999

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American Astronomical Society, DPS Meeting #31, late abstracts, #59.50; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 31,

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The Space Division of Alenia Aerospazio, a Finmeccanica company, is the major Italian space industry. It has, in seven plants, design facilities and laboratories for advanced technological research that are amongst the most modern and well equipped in Europe. With the co-ordinated companies Alenia Aerospazio is one of Europe's largest space industries. In the field of Remote Sensing, i.e. the acquisition of information about objects without being in physical contact with them, the Space Division has proven their capability to manage all of the techniques from space (ranging from active instruments as Synthetic Aperture Radar, Radar Altimeter, Scatterometer, etc… to passive ones as radiometer) in different programs with the main international industries and agencies. Space techniques both for Monitoring/Observation (i.e. operational applications) and Exploration (i.e. research for science demonstration) according to the most recent indication from international committees constitute guidelines. The first is devoted to market for giving innovation, added-value to services and, globally, enhancement of quality of life. The second has the basic purpose of pursuing the scientific knowledge. Advanced technology allows to design for multi-functions instruments (easy in configuration, adaptable to impredictable environment), to synthesise, apparently, opposite concepts (see for instance different requirement from military and civil applications). Space Division of Alenia Aerospazio has knowledge and capability to face the challenge of new millennium in space missions sector. In this paper, it will be described main remote sensing missions in which Space Division is involved both in terms of science and technology definition. Two main segments can be defined: Earth and interplanetary missions. To the first belong: ENVISAT (Earth surface), LIGHTSAR (Earth imaging), CRYOSAT (Earth ice) and to the second: CASSINI (study of Titan and icy satellites), MARS EXPRESS (detection and localisation of water under planet surface) and EUROPA (water detection and localisation). Particular mention is for the leading program of the Space Division: COSMO/SkyMed mission. A complete constellation of remote sensing satellites (with microwave and optical payloads) is going to be designed for science, civil and military applications. Driving objective of the COSMO/ SkyMed mission is the observation, remote sensing and data exploitation for risks management, coastal zone monitoring and sea pollution control. However a broad spectrum of other important applications, in the field of the resource management, land use and law enforcement, etc., may be satisfied at the same time with the same mission design.

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