Frontiers in Remote Sensing (Oct 2024)
DISCO-2 – an ambitious earth observing student CubeSat for arctic climate research
- Andreas Kjær Dideriksen,
- Mads Fredslund Andersen,
- Julian Priest,
- Julian Priest,
- Nikolaj Forskov Eriksen,
- Nikolaj Forskov Eriksen,
- Mads Toudal Frandsen,
- Mads Toudal Frandsen,
- Claus Melvad,
- Claus Melvad,
- Tobias Frejo Rasmussen,
- Noah Harry Kjeldgård Nielsen,
- Cecillie Thorup Strømsnes,
- Mads Juul Ahlebæk,
- Mads Juul Ahlebæk,
- Sigrid Samsing,
- Thomas Buris Larsen,
- Jeppe Don,
- Lasse Alexander Nissen Pedersen,
- Rune Hylsberg Jacobsen,
- Søren Rysgaard,
- Jung Min Kim,
- Robert Bayer,
- Caroline Christensen,
- Emil Fredsted Christiansen,
- Izabella Katharina Gosvig-Leach,
- Rasmus Gramstrup,
- Bóas Hermansson,
- Jesper Hesselvig,
- Jonas Mariager Jakobsen,
- Daniel Gjesse Kjellberg,
- Magnus Sejer Lind,
- Jeppe Lindhard,
- Mads Mikkelsen,
- Oliver Millinge,
- Tara Møller Moltesen,
- Sebastian Dahl Negendahl,
- Alexander Björn Kerff Nielsen,
- Gustav Balslev Nielsen,
- Maja Chieng Frisenberg Pedersen,
- Alexander Stegler Schøler Platz,
- Paul Rosero,
- Sofia Savic,
- Ívar Óli Sigurðsson,
- Gustav Skjernov,
- Nikolaj Sørensen,
- Samuel Grund Sørensen,
- Astrid Guldberg Theil,
- Jacob Bay Thomsen,
- Nicolaj Valsted,
- Anna Vestergaard,
- Christoffer Karoff,
- Christoffer Karoff,
- Christoffer Karoff
Affiliations
- Andreas Kjær Dideriksen
- Department of Biology, Arctic Research Centre, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Mads Fredslund Andersen
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Julian Priest
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Julian Priest
- Department of Computer Science, IT University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Nikolaj Forskov Eriksen
- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
- Nikolaj Forskov Eriksen
- SDU Climate Cluster, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
- Mads Toudal Frandsen
- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
- Mads Toudal Frandsen
- SDU Climate Cluster, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
- Claus Melvad
- Department of Biology, Arctic Research Centre, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Claus Melvad
- Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Tobias Frejo Rasmussen
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Noah Harry Kjeldgård Nielsen
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Cecillie Thorup Strømsnes
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Mads Juul Ahlebæk
- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
- Mads Juul Ahlebæk
- SDU Climate Cluster, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
- Sigrid Samsing
- Faculty of Engineering, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
- Thomas Buris Larsen
- Faculty of Engineering, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
- Jeppe Don
- Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Lasse Alexander Nissen Pedersen
- Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Rune Hylsberg Jacobsen
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Søren Rysgaard
- Department of Biology, Arctic Research Centre, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Jung Min Kim
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Robert Bayer
- Department of Computer Science, IT University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Caroline Christensen
- Department of Geoscience, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Emil Fredsted Christiansen
- Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Izabella Katharina Gosvig-Leach
- Department of Geoscience, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Rasmus Gramstrup
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Bóas Hermansson
- 0Department of Computer Science, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Jesper Hesselvig
- Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Jonas Mariager Jakobsen
- 1Mads Clausen Institute, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
- Daniel Gjesse Kjellberg
- Department of Computer Science, IT University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Magnus Sejer Lind
- Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Jeppe Lindhard
- Department of Computer Science, IT University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Mads Mikkelsen
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Oliver Millinge
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Tara Møller Moltesen
- Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Sebastian Dahl Negendahl
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Alexander Björn Kerff Nielsen
- 1Mads Clausen Institute, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
- Gustav Balslev Nielsen
- 0Department of Computer Science, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Maja Chieng Frisenberg Pedersen
- Department of Geoscience, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Alexander Stegler Schøler Platz
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Paul Rosero
- Department of Computer Science, IT University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Sofia Savic
- Department of Geoscience, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Ívar Óli Sigurðsson
- Department of Computer Science, IT University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Gustav Skjernov
- Department of Geoscience, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Nikolaj Sørensen
- Department of Computer Science, IT University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Samuel Grund Sørensen
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Astrid Guldberg Theil
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Jacob Bay Thomsen
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Nicolaj Valsted
- Department of Computer Science, IT University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Anna Vestergaard
- Department of Geoscience, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Christoffer Karoff
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Christoffer Karoff
- Department of Geoscience, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Christoffer Karoff
- 2iCLIMATE Aarhus University Interdisciplinary Centre for Climate Change, Aarhus, Denmark
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/frsen.2024.1474560
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 5
Abstract
The severe impact of global warming, especially in the arctic region, have a multitude of consequences spanning from sea-level rises and freshening of the ocean, to significant changes to the animal life, biodiversity and species distribution. As the arctic regions are inherently remote and can be both hazardous and difficult to reach, research to improve our understanding of the climate change impact is often limited to short term field-campaigns. Here we present the Danish DISCO-2 student CubeSat mission, designed to meet the growing need for an Earth-observing platform. This mission leverages the rapid advancements in CubeSat technology over the past decades to overcome the limitations of traditional fieldwork campaigns. DISCO-2 will assist on-going arctic climate research with a payload of optical and thermal cameras in combination with novel in-orbit data analysis capabilities. It will further be capable of performing photogrammetric observations to determine ice volumes from deteriorating glaciers and provide surface temperatures, enabling studies of heat transfer between glaciers and arctic fjords. As a student satellite, the payload capabilities will also be offered to novel student research ideas throughout the mission life time. The modularity and wide range of of-the-shelf-components for CubeSats has facilitated an immense opportunity to tailor this earth observing CubeSat to accommodate specific scientific goals and further provided students at the participating universities with an unparalleled possibility to go from an initial research idea to a running CubeSat mission.
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