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Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary(M) Session Sub Category Technology & Techniques(TT) Session ID M-TT06 Title Development and utilization of micro-satellite under international collaboration Short title iInternational micro-satellite project Convener Name Yukihiro Takahashi Affiliation Department of Cosmosciences, Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University Email yukihiro@mail.sci.hokudai.ac.jp International Symposium 'International Symposium' in addition to Scientific session. Language English Scope Micro-satellite with weight of 50 kg is considered to take an important roles in the near future because of its low cost and short period for development. This methodology will be useful both in developing and advanced countries. Here we discuss how to accelerate the development of micro-satellite and onboard advanced sensors, and how to establish a community, named Asian Micro-satellite Consortium, to promote the international collaboration in development, operation and data utilization. Type of presentation Oral and Poster presentation Invited papers