A Deterministic Approach to Earthquake Prediction

Table 6

AUSONIA satellite mission characteristics.

Orbit	Sun-synchronous circular orbit 98° inclination
	Altitude between 600 to 800 km (TBD). See also notes after Table 3 in Section 3.3
	Revisit time: ≤24 h
Budgets	Power satellite total: ~270 W (Payload total: 120 W; platform total: 150 W) (TBD)
	P/L data: ~306 kbps (36,5 Gbit of daily data, margin included) (TBD)
	Payload mass: ~120 kg (TBD)
Attitude orbit control system	Attitude determination: 0.001° (TBD)
	Attitude Accuracy (3 axes): 0.1° (TBD)
	3 reaction wheels, 3 magnetic coils, 2 star trackers, 3 gyroscopes, GPS receivers, three-axis magnetometer, 10 sun sensors
Spacecraft	Platform MITA or other platform of similar quality (TBD)
	Nadir pointing
	Thrusters applied to the platform (constant altitude and/or possible orbit changes) (TBC)
Mission duration	3 years