Question

Why is A Low Earth Orbit satellite unsuitable for high-resolution imaging?

viii) What is a nano satellite?

ix) State one advantage and one disadvantage of nanosatellites for Low Earth Orbit operations?

Answer 1

1) The low earth orbit satellite (LEO) orbit at low altitude . They are incapable of providing high resolution images as :

• LOW FIELD OF VIEW : - They are close to earth surface so it becomes hard for them to get a better field of view or good quality image

viii ) The nano satellites are the small satellites that weighs less than 10 kg , they are designed to have small payload .

ix) The advantage of nano satellites are that they are excellent in communication jobs. They require less energy to be placed . it provide high bandwidth for communication and along with low latency of communication.

The disadvantage of these satellites are they are incapable of providing high resolution images