Spacecraft control system, spacecraft control method, and server device

A spacecraft control method executed by at least one processor, the spacecraft control method comprising:

• receiving image capturing request data including image-captured position data related to a position at which an image is captured by any one of a plurality of spacecrafts via a communication line;
• receiving, from each of the plurality of spacecrafts, space position data via at least one ground station;
• receiving in advance identification data from each of a plurality of small communicators that transmit control data related to imaging operations to the plurality of spacecrafts via a communication line;
• determining a combination of at least one spacecraft that performs an imaging operation to image the earth and at least one small communicator that transmits, using a low power wide area (LPWA)-type wireless communication, the control data to the at least one spacecraft that performs the imaging operation with reference to at least the received image-captured position data, the space position data for each of the plurality of spacecrafts, and the identification data for each of the plurality of small communicators;
• transmitting a request signal for requesting the determined at least one small communicator to transmit the control data to the determined at least one spacecraft;
• and
• transmitting image data captured by the determined at least one spacecraft to the at least one ground station using a wireless communication type that is different than LPWA-type wireless communication.

A spacecraft control method executed by at least one processor, the spacecraft control method comprising:

• receiving environment data including image-captured position data related to a position at which an image is captured by any one of a plurality of spacecrafts from a sensor via a communication line;
• receiving, from each of the plurality of spacecrafts, space position data via at least one ground station;
• receiving in advance identification data from each of a plurality of small communicators that transmit control data related to imaging operations to the plurality of spacecrafts via a communication line;
• determining whether to capture an image at the position corresponding to the image-captured position data on the basis of the received environment data;
• determining a combination of at least one spacecraft that performs an imaging operation to image the earth and at least one small communicator that transmits, using a low power wide area (LPWA)-type wireless communication, the control data to the at least one spacecraft that performs the imaging operation with reference to at least the received image-captured position data, the space position data for each of the plurality of spacecrafts, and the identification data for each of the plurality of small communicators;
• transmitting a request signal for requesting the determined at least one small communicator to transmit the control data to the determined at least one spacecraft;
• and
• transmitting image data captured by the determined at least one spacecraft to the at least one ground station using a wireless communication type that is different than LPWA-type wireless communication.