{"title":"The Political Issues of Satellite Networks for Telecommunications","authors":"Sergio De Rosa","doi":"10.1007/s42496-025-00256-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s42496-025-00256-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100054,"journal":{"name":"Aerotecnica Missili & Spazio","volume":"104 2","pages":"79 - 79"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143612095","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Considerations for a Spaceport in Venezuela: A Developing Country","authors":"André Prialé Cappa","doi":"10.1007/s42496-024-00227-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s42496-024-00227-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The reduction of components and the development of more powerful satellites with smaller dimensions have allowed an increasing number of users, including universities, research centers, and space agencies in developing countries, to have access to technologies and/or equipment that would have been impossible a few decades ago, paving the way for the development of low-cost space missions. However, the space drive in developing countries includes not only the acquisition of small satellite components, or the construction of CubeSats, but also the creation of spaceports, from which agencies could launch their own delivery vehicles. The rapid worldwide increase of CubeSats, and the long waiting periods between launches of the main payloads, prompted the present investigation, where the main factors to consider in the selection of a spaceport location were stipulated. Therefore, to meet the objective of studying the various factors, a series of points to be analyzed were established: low latitudes, azimuth limitations, natural factors, political and social considerations, airspace, accessibility, and political stability. After analyzing the factors, we proceeded to the analysis of various locations in Venezuela for small space vector missions, where starting from three possible locations and after analyzing each one, we obtained as a result “El Pao”, a location in the Venezuelan plains, far from urban centers, with good communication routes, latitude of only 9° and few azimuth limitations. However, the factors analyzed in this research are not exclusively framed in the Venezuelan space effort as they are common to any country wishing to establish a spaceport in its territory.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100054,"journal":{"name":"Aerotecnica Missili & Spazio","volume":"103 3","pages":"289 - 302"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141679063","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Some Comments About the Quality and Quantity of Papers","authors":"Sergio De Rosa, Erasmo Carrera","doi":"10.1007/s42496-024-00229-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s42496-024-00229-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100054,"journal":{"name":"Aerotecnica Missili & Spazio","volume":"103 3","pages":"201 - 202"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142414733","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Federico Toson, Alessio Aboudan, Carlo Bettanini, Giacomo Colombatti, Irene Terlizzi, Sebastiano Chiodini, Lorenzo Olivieri, Giovanni Trevisanuto
{"title":"Development and Preliminary Testing of the ATEMO Multi-Purpose Sensing Platform","authors":"Federico Toson, Alessio Aboudan, Carlo Bettanini, Giacomo Colombatti, Irene Terlizzi, Sebastiano Chiodini, Lorenzo Olivieri, Giovanni Trevisanuto","doi":"10.1007/s42496-024-00222-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s42496-024-00222-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In the current global context, where the issue of climate change has gained significant prominence, the ATEMO (Aerospace Technologies for Earth Monitoring and Observation) project introduces an innovative and scalable platform capable of measuring multiple environmental factors, including air pollution, light pollution, and vegetation analysis. This versatile platform can be seamlessly integrated onto various aerial vehicles, such as drones, stratospheric balloons, and tethered balloons. Its primary goal is to establish a comprehensive framework for environmental analysis on multiple fronts, while also contributing valuable data to the scientific literature. Furthermore, it offers a cost-effective alternative with enhanced spatial and temporal resolution for ground-based comparisons. During the initial year of research, ATEMO project focused on amalgamating the technological expertise of the research group into a single device. This device facilitated ground-based light source observations, multi-spectral vegetation analysis, and air quality assessments. The first test campaign, carried out during the summer of 2023, was aimed at estimating vegetation indices and comparing them over time with satellite-derived data. This article provides insights into the current configuration of ATEMO, outlines the testing procedures, and presents the preliminary findings.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100054,"journal":{"name":"Aerotecnica Missili & Spazio","volume":"104 1","pages":"47 - 58"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s42496-024-00222-8.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141336033","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}