Space fostering LatinAmerican societies. Developing the Latin American continent through space. Part 2 / Annette Froehlich, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Froehlich, Annette, editor.

Series:

Southern Space Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Astronautics and state.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (146 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2021]

Summary:

This peer-reviewed book presents a comprehensive overview of the role space is playing in enabling Latin America to fulfill its developmental aspirations.Following on from the highly acclaimed Part 1, it explains how space and its applications can be used to support the development of the full range and diversity of Latin America societies, while.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

1 Peruvian Government Spending on Satellite Communications. Foundations for a Communications Satellite Project for Peru

Abstract

1 Introduction

2 Methodology

3 Results

3.1 Contracted Modalities

3.1.1 Satellite Segment

3.1.2 Satellite Telephony

3.1.3 Satellite Internet

3.1.4 Data Transmission

3.1.5 Satellite TV

3.2 Contracted Amounts

3.3 Contracted Bandwidth

3.4 Contracting Public Entities

4 Special Case Analysis

4.1 Most Expensive Contracts

4.2 Entities Demanding More Bandwidth

4.3 Public Entities Situated in the Same Locality

4.4 Contracts to Face Crisis, Emergency or Disaster Situations

5 Countries with Communication Satellites in the Region

6 Concrete Meaning of the Effective Spending of Satellite Communications in Peru

7 A Parallel with PerúSAT-1

8 Sensitivity Analysis

9 Solid Foundations for a Communications Satellite Project for Peru

10 Conclusions

2 Satellites for the Benefit of Mexican People: Past, Present and Future

2 Development of Artificial Satellites

3 Morelos Satellite System

4 Technical Aspects of the Morelos Satellite System

5 Solidaridad Satellite System

6 UNAMSAT Satellite Project

7 New Mexican Satellites Initiatives

7.1 KuauhtliSAT

7.2 Nanosatellite K'OTO

8 Benefits of Using Artificial Satellites to Mexico

9 Conclusions

3 The University Space Program: A Bet to Reach the Future

2 Mexican Satellite Workshop

3 CanSat Contest

4 Promotion, Science Communication and Education

5 Conclusions

4 The Footprint of Latin America in International Space Law

2 Space Law, Space Policy and Space Governance: Setting the Stage

3 GRULAC, Group of 77+China and Developing Countries.

4 UN Space Treaties: The Origin of the Space Treaty-Making Process

4.1 The Outer Space Treaty

4.2 The Rescue Agreement

4.3 The Liability Convention

4.4 The Registration Convention

4.5 The Moon Agreement

5 Use of Open-Source Satellite Data to Combat Organized Crime Case Study: Detection of Vessels Associated with Drug-Trafficking

2 Transnational Organized Crime

2.1 Transnational Crime-International Framework

2.2 Drug Trafficking as a Transnational Organized Crime

3 Analyzing Satellite Data in Latin America

4 Analyzing Satellite Data in Colombia

4.1 Historic Background

4.2 Space Law Tools

5 Space Systems in Support of New Security and Defense Concepts

6 Materials and Study Area

7 Methodology and Flow of Algorithm

7.1 Pre-processing

7.2 Ocean Illegal Vessels Detection

7.2.1 Land-Sea Masking

7.2.2 Pre-screening and Threshold

8 Target Detection

9 Results and Discussion

6 Launch Management of a Nanosatellite for Bolivia

2 Research

2.1 Common Orbits of Nanosatellites

2.2 Launch Sites

2.3 Orbit Launch and Insert Ratio

2.3.1 Effect of the Launch Site

2.3.2 Coefficient of Success ({{\varvec \varepsilon}})

2.4 Current Launch Opportunities

2.4.1 Dedicated Launch

2.4.2 Rideshare and Cluster Launch

2.4.3 Piggyback Launch

2.5 Companies

2.6 Launch Schedule

2.7 Pricing Information

2.7.1 Standard Payment Structure

3 Conclusions

7 Mission Design for University Research Satellite

2 Method for Quetzal Mission Definition

2.1 Purpose of the Quetzal Mission

2.2 Orbital Parameters

2.3 Launch Platform

2.4 Initial Product Design Specification

2.4.1 Simulation Assumptions

2.4.2 Simulation

3 Conclusions.

8 Electric Propulsion Technology Development in Mexico by UNAM

2 Development of Electric Propulsion: Hall Thrusters

2.1 Background

2.2 Propulsion and Plasma Theory

2.3 Design Process

2.4 Thruster Theoretical Characterization Using Plasma Physics

2.5 Hall Thruster Prototype

3 Test Facilities and Thruster Tests

4 Conclusions.

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ISBN:

3-030-73287-8

OCLC:

1250310696