Novel pole-sitter mission concepts for continuous polar remote sensing

• Published in: SPIE Proceedings, Sensors, Systems, and Next-Generation Satellites XVI
• Main Authors: Ceriotti, M., Heiligers, J., McInnes, C.R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 2012
• Subjects: Arctic; North Pole; Sitter; South Pole; South pole
• Online Access: http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/75377/; http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/75377/1/75377.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1117/12.974604

The pole-sitter concept is a solution to the poor temporal resolution of polar observations from highly inclined, low Earth orbits and the poor high latitude coverage from geostationary orbit. It considers a spacecraft that is continuously above either the North or South Pole and, as such, can provi...