The 4S Symposium
 
4S Programme

Last update: 7 May 2014
Sunday, 25 May 2014
18:00 - 19:30 Pre-Registration & Welcome Drink
 
Monday, 26 May 2014
08:30 - 09:30 Registration
09:30 - 11:00 Opening Ceremony & Invited Speakers
Chairs: Loïc Boloh & Luca Maresi
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 - 13:10 Dynamic Small Satellites in a Dynamic Economy 1
Chairs: Stan Kennedy & Constantinos Stavrinidis
11:30 - 11:50 Distributed Satellite Systems: The Next Big Thing is Already Here 
Laura Samsó, Elecnor Deimos Satellite Systems
Jesús Quirce, Elecnor Deimos Satellite Systems
Jonathan Becedas, Elecnor Deimos Satellite Systems
11:50 - 12:10 Revisited Lessons from the Past for the Future of the Smallsat Market 
Rachel Villain, Euroconsult
Jean Marc Ruault, CNES DLA
12:10 - 12:30 Small Satellites: The Shift from Competition to Collaboration in a Dynamic Economy 
Robert Meurer, ATK Space Systems Inc.
12:30 - 12:50 Myriade Evolutions: a New Satellite Platform for LEO Missions 
Thibéry Cussac, CNES
Gregory Pradel, CNES
Paul Rodrigues, CNES
Corinne Salcedo, CNES
Didier Vassaux, CNES
Eric Maliet, Airbus Defence and Space
Philippe Terrenoire, Thales Alenia Space France
Frédéric Aigle, Thales Alenia Space France
12:50 - 13:10 A Necessary, Capable and Affordable Satellite Communication System for the Arctic 
Flemming Hansen, RadioLab Consulting
13:10 - 15:00 Lunch Break
15:00 - 16:20 Dynamic Small Satellites in a Dynamic Economy 2 
Chairs: Thom Davis & Klaus Steinberg
15:00 - 15:20 The Global Test Bed (GTB) – Borderless Design & Development Implications 
Maureen O'Brien, Oakman Aerospace, Inc.
Johan Backstrom, AAC Microtec AB
Stanley Kennedy, Jr., Oakman Aerospace, Inc.
Robert Lindegren, AAC Microtec AB
15:20 - 15:40 Possible Futures in Low Cost Space Efforts 
P Klupar, University of California
15:40 - 16:00 Smallsat miniSAR: a ‘New Space’ Approach 
Pieter van Duijn, SSBV Aerospace & Technology Group
16:00 - 16:20 AstroSAT-300 : Next Generation Optical Earth Observation Systems 
Eric Maliet, Airbus Defence and Space
Eric Beaufumé, Airbus Defence and Space
16:20 - 16:40 Coffee Break
16:40 - 18:00 In-Flight Experience 1
Chairs: Philippe Landiech & Bob Meurer
16:40 - 17:00 On-Orbit Performance of the BRIght Target Explorer (BRITE) Astronomy Nanosatellite Constellation 
Karan Sarda, University of Toronto Space Flight Laboratory
C. Cordell Grant, University of Toronto Space Flight Laboratory
Monica Chaumont, University of Toronto Space Flight Laboratory
Bryan Johnston-Lemke, University of Toronto Space Flight Laboratory
Robert E. Zee, University of Toronto Space Flight Laboratory
17:00 - 17:20 AISSat-1 – Happily Working Overtime 
Øystein Helleren, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment
Øystein Olsen, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI)
Andreas Nordmo Skauen, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI)
Frode Storesund, Kongsberg Seatex AS
17:20 - 17:40 The Canadian CASSIOPE Small Satellite Mission: the Enhanced Polar Outflow Probe and CASCADE Technology Demonstration Payloads 
Andrew Yau, University of Calgary
Ziad Ali, Canadian Space Agency
Carlos Alonso, MDA Corporation
Catherine Casgrain, Canadian Space Agency
Greg Enno, University of Calgary
Bruce Entus, MDA Corporation
Michael Grigorian, MDA Corporation
Jeff Hemingway, MDA Corporation
Andrew Howarth, University of Calgary
Robert Hum, University of Calgary
H. Gordon James, University of Calgary
Pierre Langlois, Canadian Space Agency
Mark Senez, MDA Corporation
Andrew White, University of Calgary
17:40 - 18:00 GF-1 Satellite On-Orbit Test and Evaluation 
Lu Chunling, DFH Satellite CO.,LIT. Beijing, CHINA
18:00 - 19:30 Icebreaker Reception
 
Tuesday, 27 May 2014
08:30 - 10:30 CubeSat Plenary Session 
Chairs: Roger Walker & Jasper Bouwmeester
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 - 13:00 Science 
Chair: Johan Kohler & Koichi Inoue
11:00 - 11:20 ESA CHEOPS Mission: Implementation Approach and Status 
Frederic Safa, ESA
Nicola Rando, ESA
Ana Heras, ESA
Francesco Ratti, ESA
Joel Asquier, ESA
11:20 - 11:40 Finalizing the Integration of TROPOMI, the Space Air Quality Sensor, and Application in Small Satellites and Services 
Johan de Vries, Dutch Space
Robert Voors, Dutch Space
Jos Dingjan, Dutch Space
Mike Cutter, SSTL
Dan Lobb, SSTL
Ianjit Bhatti, SSTL
Tony Canas, SSTL
Rory Holmes, SSTL
Jim Grant, SSTL
Hoogeveen Ruud, SRON
11:40 - 12:00 CHEOPS: ESA First Small Science Mission - Scientific Objectives, Mission Concept, and Challenges for the Scientific Community 
Willy Benz, University of Berne
Christopher Broeg, University of Berne
Tamas Barczy, Admatis
Wolfgang Baumjohan, Institut für Weltraumforschung
Magali Deleuil, Laboratoire d'astrophysique de Marseille
David Ehrenreich, Observatoire de Genève
Andrea Fortier, University of Berne
Michael Guillon, University of Liège
Antonio Gutierrez, Deimos
Ana Heras, ESA
Laszlo Kiss, Konkoly Observatory
Alain Lecavelier des Etangs, Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris
René Liseau, Onsala Space Observatory, Chalmers Univ. of Technology
Göran Olofsson, University of Stockholm
Giampaolo Piotto, University of Padova
Don Pollacco, University of Warwick
Roberto Ragazzoni, Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova - INAF
Etienne Renotte, Centre Spatial de Liège
Nuno Santos, Centro de Astrofisica da Universidade do Porto
Tilman Spohn, DLR Institute of Planetary Research
Manfred Steller, Institut für Weltraumforschung
Nicolas Thomas, University of Berne
Stéphane Udry, Observatoire de Genève
12:00 - 12:20 The Altius Payload 
Ludovic Aballea, OIP Sensor Systems
Wouter Moelans, OIP Sensor Systems
Jorg Versluys, OIP Sensor Systems
Emmanuel Dekemper, BIRA-IASB
Didier Fussen, BIRA-IASB
12:20 - 12:40 CHEOPS Spacecraft Challenges 
Joel Asquier, ESA/ESTEC
Carlos Corral van Damme, ESA/ESTEC
Nicola Rando, ESA ESTEC
Francesco Ratti, ESA/ESTEC
12:40 - 13:00 Sea State Determination with GNSS Reflectometry on TechDemoSat-1 
Mark Brenchley, SSTL
Martin Sweeting, SSTL
Martin Unwin, SSTL
Owen Hawkins, SSTL
Christine Gommenginger, NOC
Josep Rosello, ESA
13:00 - 15:00 Lunch Break
15:00 - 16:20 In-Flight Experience 2 
Chairs: Aaron Rogers & Tomaz Rodic
15:00 - 15:20 Mission Success of TET-1 for On-Orbit Verification 
Norbert M.K. Lemke, Kayser-Threde GmbH
Föckersperger Stefan, Kayser-Threde GmbH
Silke Eckert‎, Astro- und Feinwerktechnik Adlershof GmbH
Hans Gronert-Marquardt‎, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) e.V., Raumfahrtmanagement
Eckehard Lorenz‎, German Aerospace Center (DLR e.V.), Optical Information Systems
15:20 - 15:40 ADS-B over Satellite - The world’s first ADS-B Receiver in Space 
Toni Delovski, German Aerospace Center (DLR) / Institute of Space Systems Bremen
Klaus Werner, German Aerospace Center (DLR) / Institute of Flight Guidance Systems Braunschweig
Tomasz Rawlik, German Aerospace Center (DLR) / Institute of Flight Guidance Systems Braunschweig
Jörg Behrens, German Aerospace Center (DLR) / Institute of Space Systems Bremen
15:40 - 16:00 SDS-4 Attitude Control System: Two years in-orbit Operation Results 
Yuta Nakajima, JAXA
Koichi Inoue, JAXA
Yosuke Nakamura, JAXA
Naomi Murakami, JAXA
Takashi Ohtani, JAXA
16:00 - 16:20 System Design for Better Survivability and Adaptability: In-Orbit Experience from X-Sat 
Chek-Wu Tan, ST Electronics Satellite Systems
16:20 - 16:40 Coffee Break
16:40 - 17:40 Launchers 
Chairs: José Gavira Izquierdo & Gianluigi Baldesi
16:40 - 17:00 North Star – The Flexible, Green and Safe Sounding Rocket and Satellite Launch Service 
Kolbjorn Blix Dahle, Andoya Rocket Range
17:00 - 17:20 The Small Satellite Launch Dilemma – Choosing the Cost Effective Launch verse the Optimal Orbit 
Phil Brzytwa, Spaceflight Inc.
Jason Andrews, Spaceflight Inc.
Kaitlyn Kelly, Spaceflight Inc.
Adam Hadaller, Spaceflight Inc.
Curt Blake, Spaceflight Inc.
17:20 - 18:20 Launchers Round Table
18:00 - 20:00 Poster & Exhibition Session
 
Wednesday, 28 May 2014
08:30 - 10:30 Academic Projects
Chairs: Sreeja Nag & Keith LeGrand
08:30 - 08:50 On-Orbit Calibration of Photodiodes for Attitude Determination 
John Springmann, University of Michigan
James Cutler, University of Michigan
08:50 - 09:10 Orbital Parameters Drift of Seven Vega Maiden Flight CubeSats 
M. Bernard, University Montpellier
Laurent Dusseau, Université Montpellier 2
Michel Dudeck, UPMC
Alain Gaboriaud, CNES
Viyas Gupta, Université Montpellier 2 - IES
Axel Rodriguez, Université Montpellier 2 - IES
Mathias Rousselet, Université Montpellier 2 - IES
Jérôme Boch, Université Montpellier 2 - IES
09:10 - 09:30 The ESEO Development: Merging Technical with Educational Challenges 
Paolo Tortora, University of Bologna
Davide Bruzzi, ALMASpace S.r.l.
Fabrizio Giulietti, University of Bologna
Piero Galeone, ESA-ESTEC
Antonio De Luca, ESA-ESTEC
09:30 - 09:50 CubETH: Low Cost GNSS Space Experiment for Precise Orbit Determination. 
Anton Ivanov, Swiss Space Center
Markus Rothacher, ETHZ
Christine Hollenstein, ETHZ
Marcel Joss, UAS, Lucerne
Martin Klaper, UAS, Lucerne
Jürgen Wassner, UAS, Lucerne
Heinz Mathis, UAS, Rapperswil
Patrick Fleischmann, UAS, Rapperswil
Benjamin Männel, ETHZ
Federico Belloni, Swiss Space Center, EPFL
Reto Wiesendanger, Swiss Space Center, EPFL
Louis Masson, Swiss Space Center, EPFl
Stefano Rossi, Swiss Space Center, EPFL
Angelo Consoli, Saphyrion
Jörg Sekler, UAS, Brugg
Phillippe Kehl, uBlox
09:50 - 10:10 Optimal Multiple Access Protocol for Inter-satellite Communication in Small Satellite Systems 
William Edmonson, NC A&T State University
Radhika Radhakrishnan, NC A&T State University
Fatemeh Afghah, NC A&T State University
Jules Chenou, NC A&T State University
Ramon Martinez Rodriguez-Osorio, Polytechnic University fo Madrid
10:10 - 10:30 The “Fly Your Satellite!” Programme of the ESA Education Office 
Piero Galeone, European Space Agency (ESTEC, DGC-DET)
Marco Gulino, European Space Agency (ESTEC, DGC-DET)
Vanreusel Joost, European Space Agency (ESTEC, DGC-DET)
Daniel Sagath, European Space Agency (ESA HQ, DGC-D)
Viyas Gupta, Université Montpellier 2, IES/RADIAC (PhD Student, and former ESA YGT)
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:40 Keynote Speech
11:40 - 13:00 Earth Observation 1
Chairs: Jean-Noël Bricout & Gurpartap Sandhoo
11:40 - 12:00 PROBA-V in-flight Results, One Year after Launch 
Jan Dries, VITO N.V.
Sindy Sterckx, VITO N.V.
Iskander Benhadj, VITO N.V.
Tom Van Roey, VITO N.V.
12:00 - 12:20 VENUS: A Small Agile Satellite for a New Type of Earth Observation 
Pierric Ferrier, CNES
Philippe Crebassol, CNES
Gerard Dedieu, CNES
Olivier Hagolle, CNES
Aimé Meygret, CNES
Francesc tinto, CNES
12:20 - 12:40 LQ Satellite Developing for Validation of Push-broom Imaging During Attitude Maneuver 
Yuan An, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dong Wang, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xing Zhong, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiaojun He, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shaoju Wang, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiaoguang Xie, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Peng Xie, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
RuPeng Feng, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
12:40 - 13:00 MYRIADE Evolutions - MERLIN: MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN 
Bruno Millet, CNES
13:00 - 15:00 Lunch Break
15:00 - 16:00 Navigation
Chairs: Demosthenes Tsairides & Paolo Tortora
15:00 - 15:20 Development and Test Results of SINPLEX, a Compact Navigator for Planetary Exploration 
Simon Silvio Conticello, cosine Research B.V. 
Marco Esposito, cosine Research B.V.
Stephan Theil, DLR, German Aerospace Center
Stephen Steffes, DLR, German Aerospace Center
Michael Dumke, DLR, German Aerospace Center 
David Heise, DLR, German Aerospace Center 
Marco Sagliano, DLR, German Aerospace Center 
Han Oosterling, TNO
Erik Boslooper, TNO
Tom Duivenvoorde, TNO
Daniel Skaborn, ÅAC Microtec AB
Bert Monna, SystematIC design B.V. 
Frank Stelwagen, SystematIC design B.V. 
Richard Visee, SystematIC design B.V.
Pooyan Sakian Dezfuli, SystematIC design B.V. 
Ljubisa Babic, cosine Research B.V.
Yuriy Yanson, cosine Research B.V. 
15:20 - 15:40 The CanX-4&5 Formation Flying Mission: Achieving Sub-Meter Formation Control at the Nanosatellite Scale 
Grant Bonin, University of Toronto Space Flight Laboratory
15:40 - 16:00 The IRIDES Experiment: PRISMA Rendezvous with the non-cooperative Satellite Picard 
Thomas Karlsson, OHB Sweden
Robin Larsson, OHB Sweden
Bjorn Jakobsson, OHB Sweden
Per Bodin, OHB Sweden
Bengt Larsson, OHB Sweden
16:00 - 16:20 Coffee Break
16:20 - 17:20 In-Flight Experience 3
Chairs: Frederic Teston & Gurpartap Sandhoo
16:20 - 16:40 PROBA-V: An Operational and Technology Demonstration Mission – Results after Commissioning and One Year of In-orbit Exploitation. 
Karim Mellab, ESA/ESTEC
S. Santandrea, ESA-ESTEC 
A. Barnes, ESA-ESTEC 
A. Petteri, ESA-ESTEC 
P. Willemsen, ESA/ESTEC
S. Hernandez, ESA/ESTEC
A. Owen, ESA/ESTEC
T. Delownski, DLR
M. Cyamukungu, UCL
C. Granja, IEAP
D. Vrancken, QinetiQ Space 
D. Gerrits, QinetiQ Space 
16:40 - 17:00 Myriade Microsatellite End-of Life as in Flight Test Bench 
F Fallet, CNES
17:00 - 17:20 PROBA-2: Over Four Years of Autonomy, Technology Demonstration, Solar Science and Space Weather Monitoring 
Dennis Gerrits, Qinetiq Space NV
Joris Naudet, Qinetiq Space NV
Stijn Ilsen, Qinetiq Space NV
Stefano Santandrea, ESA/ESTEC
Etienne Tilmans, ESA/Redu
Christian Baijot, ESA/Redu
Juha-Pekka Luntama, ESA/ESAC
Alexi Glover, ESA/ESAC
Marie Dominique, ROB
Daniel B. Seaton, ROB
17:20 - 18:00 Mission & System Analysis 1
Chairs: Frederic Teston & Gurpartap Sandhoo
17:20 - 17:40 In-Flight Results of the PROBA-V Three-Axis Pointing Safe Magnetic Mode 
Amélie St-Amour, NGC Aerospace Ltd
Joris Naudet, Qinetiq Space nv
Stefano Santandrea, ESA/ESTEC
Jean de Lafontaine, NGC Aerospace Ltd
17:40 - 18:00 Small Satellite Reliability Research on Spacecraft under 50 kg: Analysis on Component Level 
Jian Guo, Delft University of Technology
Jan Kolmas, Yale University
Eberhard Gill, Delft University of Technology
19:00 - 23:30 Conference Dinner
 
Thursday, 29 May 2014
08:50 - 10:30 New Technologies
Chairs: Jian Guo & Jamie Esper
08:50 - 09:10 Ultra-secure Encryption Key Distribution Using a Microsatellite - QEYSSAT 
Ian DSouza, COM DEV Canada
Thomas Jennewein, Institute for Quantum Computing
Jean-Phillipe Bourgoin, Institute for Quantum Computing
Danya Hudson, COM DEV
09:10 - 09:30 Flexible Solar Generator for On-Orbit Verification on a Small Satellite Mission 
S. Langendorf, HTS GmbH
09:30 - 09:50 The SHIELD Mission: Demonstrating a Mini-Magnetosphere Spacecraft Radiation Shield 
Nathan Orr, Space Flight Laboratory
Laura Bradbury, Space Flight Laboratory
Chris Perry, RAL Space
Ruth Bamford, RAL Space
Kim Ward, RAL Space
Robert E Zee, Space Flight Laboratory
09:50 - 10:10 High Spectral Resolution AOTF-based Hyperspectral Imaging System for Thermal Infrared 
Raman Maksimenka, FASTLITE
Julien Jaeck, ONERA
Nicolas Forget, FASTLITE
Daniel Kaplan, FASTLITE
Riad Haidar, ONERA
10:10 - 10:30 Development Status of an Open Capillary Pulsed Plasma Thruster with Non-Volatile Liquid Propellant 
Ricardo Martín Ortega, JMP INGENIEROS
Eduardo Remirez Miguel, JMP INGENIEROS
Serge Barral, Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion, Warsaw
Jacek Kurzyna, Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion, Warsaw
Pablo Ortiz Alútiz, Najera Aerospace
Javier Alonso Alonso, Najera Aerospace
Stefano Botinelli, Mecartex
Yann Mabillard, Mecartex
Pelle Rangsten, Nanospace
Christophe Koppel, KopooS Consulting Ind
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 - 13:00 Mission & System Analysis 2
Chairs: Ciara McGrath & Alex da Silva Curiel
11:00 - 11:20 Small mission design at the ESTEC Concurrent Design Facility (CDF) 
Carlos Corral van Damme, ESA / ESTEC
Rémy Chalex, ESA / ESTEC
Marco Antonio García Matatoros, ESA / ESTEC
11:20 - 11:40 Very Low Altitude Satellites: A Promising Option for Future EO Missions? 
Gil Denis, Astrium Satellites
Peter Gath, Astrium Satellites
Didier Alary, Astrium Satellites
11:40 - 12:00 Small Satellite Missions - A step closer to Multi-Use Designs and Assembly Line Production 
Demosthenes Tsairides, NASA
Charles Finley, Operationally Responsive Space
Georges Moretti, Millennium Engineering and Integration Company
12:00 - 12:20 De-Orbit Analysis of a Tumbling Sailcraft 
Vincent Tarantini, Space Flight Laboratory, University of Toronto
Grant Bonin, Space Flight Laboratory, University of Toronto
Robert E. Zee, Space Flight Laboratory, University of Toronto
12:20 - 12:40 Android, Small Mission for Active Debris Removal 
Diego Escorial Olmos, GMV
Thomas Vincent Peters, GMV
Joris Naudet, QinetiQ Space
Cristian Chitu, GMV Romania
Karol Sewerin, Space Research Centre Polish Academy of Sciences
Tomasz Barciński, Space Research Centre Polish Academy of Sciences
12:40 - 13:00 A System Design for Space-based Space Surveillance 
Jens Utzmann, Airbus Defence & Space
13:00 - 15:00 Lunch Break
15:00 - 16:20 Earth Observation 2
Chairs: Didier Fussen & Kyle D. Kemble
15:00 - 15:20 The Deimos-2 Program 
Jesús Quirce, Elecnor Deimos Satellite Systems
Enrique González, Elecnor-Deimos Satellite Systems
Inmaculada Serrano, Elecnor Deimos Satellite Systems
Álvaro Ortiz, Elecnor Deimos Satellite Systems
Antonio Ramirez, Elecnor Deimos Satellite Systems
Pablo Gallego, Elecnor Deimos Satellite Systems
Juan Ramón Gijón, Elecnor Deimos Satellite Systems
15:20 - 15:40 A Critical Assessment of the Benefits of Small Satellite Constellations for Fine Scale Ocean Measurements 
Mike Cutter, SSTL
Kathryn Graham, SSTL
David Cotton, SatOC
Andrew Shaw, SatOC
Peter Challenor, Exeter University
Matthew Martin, Met Office
Paolo Cipollini, National Oceangraphic Centre, Southampton
Yves Le Roy, Thales Alenia Space
Amanda Regan, ESA-ESTEC
15:40 - 16:00 NEMO-AM: High Fidelity Autonomous Nanosatellite for Earth Observation and Aerosol Monitoring 
Najmus Ibrahim, Space Flight Laboratory
Simon Grocott, Space Flight Laboratory
Dumitru Diaconu, Space Flight Laboratory
Mark Dwyer, Space Flight Laboratory
Jennifer Elliott, Space Flight Laboratory
Daniel Kekez, Space Flight Laboratory
Imran Majid, Space Flight Laboratory
Freddy Pranajaya, Space Flight Laboratory
Mirela Stan, Space Flight Laboratory
Robert Zee, Space Flight Laboratory
16:00 - 16:20 Early Operation Result of DubaiSat-2, a 1-m Resolution Small Satellite 
Ee-Eul Kim, Satrec Initiative
Amer Al Sayegh, Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology
16:20 - 16:40 Coffee Break
16:40 - 18:00 Telecommunication
Chairs: Flemming Hansen & Darius Nikanpour
16:40 - 17:00 In-flight Experience and Results of the PROBA-V Low Cost X-Band HDR-TM Transmitter 
Miguel Angel Fernandez, Syrlinks
Yves Richard, Syrlinks
Jean-Luc Issler, CNES
Hervé Guillon, CNES
Karim Mellab, ESA
Peter Holsters, QinetiQ Space
Andrew Barnes, ESA
17:00 - 17:20 Small Satellites Systems – Challenges from a Frequency Coordination Perspective 
Martin Buscher, Technische Universität Berlin
Klaus Brieß, Technische Universität Berlin
Ralf Ewald, German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Dietmar Kubat, German Aerospace Center (DLR)
17:20 - 17:40 Enabling Technologies for a Microsatellite-Based Global Sensor Network 
David Haley, Institute for Telecommunications Research
Alex Grant, Institute for Telecommunications Research
William Cowley, Institute for Telecommunications Research
Linda Davis, Institute for Telecommunications Research
Ingmar Land, Institute for Telecommunications Research
Marc Lavenant, Institute for Telecommunications Research
Gottfried Lechner, Institute for Telecommunications Research
Robby McKilliam, Institute for Telecommunications Research
André Pollok, Institute for Telecommunications Research
17:40 - 18:00 Potential of Optical Communications Systems for Nanosatellites 
Paul Roßmann, Institute for Aerospace Engineering, Technische Universität Dresden
 
Friday, 30 May 2014
08:30 - 10:10 Distributed Mission Concepts
Chairs: Klaus Schilling & Peter Wegner
08:30 - 08:50 Reliable Networked Distributed On-Board Data Handling Using a Modular Approach with Heterogeneous Components 
Florian Kempf, University of Würzburg, Informatics VII : Robotics and Telematics
Klaus Schilling, University of Würzburg, Computer Science VII: Robotics and Telematics
Sergio Montenegro, University of Würzburg, Department of Computer Science VIII: Aerospace Information Technology
Tobias Mikschl, University of Würzburg, Department of Computer Science VIII: Aerospace Information Technology
Ali Kheirkhah, Zentrum für Telematik e.V.
Tristan Tzschichholz, Zentrum für Telematik e.V.
08:50 - 09:10 Maintenance Feasibility of a Small Satellite Cluster making Bi-Directional Reflectance Measurements 
Sreeja Nag, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Olivier de Weck, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
David Miller, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
09:10 - 09:30 The 3Cat-2 Project: GNSS-R In-Orbit Demonstrator for Earth Observation 
Hugo Carreno-Luengo, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya/Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya
Adriano Camps, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya/Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya
Roger Jove-Casulleras, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya/Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya
Alberto Alonso-Arroyo, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya/Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya
Roger Olive, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya/Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya
Adria Amezaga, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya/Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya
David Vidal, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya/Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya
JuanFran Munoz, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya/Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya
09:30 - 09:50 The HexSwarm Mission 
Kim Ward, STFC, RAL Space
Aron Kisdi, STFC, RAL Space
Wayne Tubby, STFC, RAL Space
Gregoire Marchetaux, STFC, RAL Space
09:50 - 10:10 New Gateway to Space for Small Satellites by the Hawaii Space Flight Laboratory 
Trevor Sorensen, Hawaii Space Flight Laboratory
Miguel Nunes, HSFL
Jeremy Chan, HSFL
Eric Pilger, HSFL
Lance Yoneshige, HSFL
10:10 - 10:40 Coffee Break
10:40 - 12:40 Earth Observation 3
Chairs: Amanda Regan & William Edmonson
10:40 - 11:00 CIOMP-1 Lightweight High Resolution Multispectral Small Satellite 
Guang Jin, Changchun Institute of Optics fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Wei Xu, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hongsong Qu, Changchun Institute of Optics fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lei Zhang, Changchun Institute of Optics fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Liu Zhang, Changchun Institute of Optics fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Liangliang Zheng, Changchun Institute of Optics fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
11:00 - 11:20 SAOCOM-CS: Developing a SAR Companion Satellite based on a Small Platform 
Bernardo Carnicero Domínguez, European Space Agency
Dennis Gerrits, QinetiQ Space nv
Malcolm Davidson, European Space Agency
Nicolas Gebert, European Space Agency
Julien Tallineau, QinetiQ Space nv
Stephen Wokes, Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd
Paula Saameño, EADS CASA Espacio
Michel van Pelt, European Space Agency
Davy Vrancken, QinetiQ Space nv
Michael Ludwig, European Space Agency
Pierluigi Silvestrin, European Space Agency
11:20 - 11:40 Kent Ridge 1 - A Hyperspectral Small Satellite Mission 
Tom Segert, Berlin Space Technologies GmbH
Cher Hiang Goh, National University of Singapore
Kee Chaing Chua, National University Singapore
Swee Ping Yeo, National University of Singapore
Matthias Buhl, Berlin Space Technologies GmbH
Bjoern Danziger, Berlin Space Technologies GmbH
11:40 - 12:00 Free-Form Diffraction Grating for Hyperspectral Imagers 
Vincent Moreau, AMOS (Advanced Mechanical and Optical Systems)
Coralie De Clercq, AMOS
Jean-François Jamoye, AMOS
Alessandro Zuccaro Marchi, ESTEC - European Space Research and Technology Center
12:00 - 12:20 Beyond the SDS Program - Innovative 100kg class MicroXSAR Mission - 
Takashi Ohtani, JAXA
Yoshiyuki Miura, JAXA
Hiroyuki Morishita, JAXA
Moto Takai, JAXA
Koichi Fujihira, JAXA
Yuta Nakajima, JAXA
Koichi Inoue, JAXA
Hirobumi Saito, JAXA
12:20 - 12:40 PRISMA: An Hyperspectral Earth Observation Mission 
Giovanni Annoni, Compagnia Generale per lo Spazio (CGS)
Paolo Sabatini, Compagnia Generale per lo Spazio (CGS)
Roberto Formaro, Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI)
Giancarlo Varacalli, Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI)
Ettore Lopinto, Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI)
Francesco Longo, Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI)
Fabrizio Battazza, Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI)
Giuseppe Danilo Morea, Compagnia Generale per lo Spazio (CGS)
Paolo Colandrea, Compagnia Generale per lo Spazio (CGS)
12:40 - 13:00 Closing