rude disastersseem to be more plenteous andpowerfulthan ever . But an confederation of Asiatic countries and universities is coming to the rescue . The architectural plan is to establish a flock of small artificial satellite to help supervise destruction as it stretch out on Earth , supply pinch responders with decisive information faster than ever .
Japan ’s Hokkaido and Tohoku Universities are team with a swath of Asiatic nations for the microsatellite project . Partners include Bangladesh , Indonesia , Malaysia , Mongolia , Myanmar , the Philippines , Thailand , and Vietnam , Nikkei Asian Reviewreports . Each Carry Nation will commit a part of the microsatellites to the International Space Station , where they ’ll be sent into orbit from Kibo , the Japanese module aboard the ISS .
The satellites are tiny : 20 - inch cubes that weigh about 11o pound sterling . That ’s 5 percent the size of a typical satellite . These microsatellites will hang at about 300 miles above Earth , using camera to photograph Earth ’s surface with a resolution of around 10 to 16 foot .
The researchers hope to have 50 of the satellite in domain by 2020 . It ’s no small feat , because they be around $ 2.54 million each . Apparently , it only take 25 satellites treat all of Asia , so if we can murder the full 50 , this sort of microsatellite engineering science could be useful to a huge ball of the public .
Tohoku University research worker with a microsatellite . Credit : Tohoku University
[ Nikkei Asian Review ]
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