Very Low Earth Orbit Satellites Promise Greater Resolution...and Less Privacy  

作　　者：Chris Palmer 

机构地区：[1]不详

出　　处：《Engineering》2025年第3期6-8,共3页工程(英文)

摘　　要：In February 2025,a startup satellite manufacturer,Albedo(Broomfield,CO,USA)is expected to launch its first satellite,Clarity-1,into orbit aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-13,a Falcon 9 rideshare mission[1].Like many imaging satellites,Clarity-1’s mis-sion will be to take high-resolution aerial photos for clients in var-ious economic sectors including agriculture,insurance,energy,mapping,utilities,and defense.What makes this satellite unique is both its industry-leading 10 cm spatial resolution and its extre-mely low orbit of 200 km,far closer to Earth than the 450 km or higher orbits of most of its peers with similar missions.

关 键 词：imaging satellitesclarity s spatial resolution high resolution imaging satellites low earth orbit aerial photos 

分 类 号：V474.2[航空宇航科学与技术—飞行器设计]