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REMOTE SENSING THROUGH DIMINUTIVE SATELLITES: A REVIEW

amit agarwal

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This article gives a worldwide outline of a few parts of diminutive satellite advancements since the dispatch of Sputnik-150 years back. These advancements are putting forth new open doors for remote detecting. The soonest satellites were diminutive in any case, as time went on, the satellites that were flown were produced to serve a few unique ventures and they got to be bigger furthermore, more lavish and set aside quite a while to outline, fabricate and be propelled. A disappointment of the entire framework implied the passing of a wide range of ventures. The new approach of diminutive satellite outline was spearheaded by Surrey Satellite Innovation Ltd (SSTL) of Surrey University, UK. SSTL's lead has now been taken after by different organizations and space offices all through the world. A key highlight of this work is the improvement of microsatellite innovation exchange projects. This article additionally covers diminutive satellite characterization, diminutive satellite activities in the USA, diminutive satellite

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37591/jscrs.v1i1.86

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