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Small is Beautiful: Affordable Space Missions for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific
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| Author(s):
Information and Communications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction (IDD)
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| Economic Sector(s):
(1) Development and transfer of technology |
| ESCAP Reference
No.: ST/ESCAP/1823 |
| Division/Office:
Information and Communications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction |
| Published Date:
1997 |
| Country:
{Non-country Specific Publication} |
| Hard Copy Price:
N/A
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| Recent times have witnessed a major breakthrough in the field of satellite technology, miniaturization, through the use of high-technology mechanisms which has increased the potential to build operational small satellite systems. This report examines whether small and comparatively inexpensive satellites have a role in the sustainable development of Asia and the Pacific. In addition to exploring the financial and technical reasons for the growing interest in small satellites, the publication gives details of how this technology can be productively used. |
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