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Abstract

Embodiments include a system for measuring a physical phenomenon using a plurality of satellites. The system can include a controlling station and a first satellite. The first satellite can comprise a communication interface, a command and data handling (“C&DH”) computer, and a probe device. The C&DH computer can be configured to perform operations including receiving, from the controlling station, first measurement parameters, and providing, using the communication interface, the first parameters to the probe. The probe can be configured to perform: receiving, using the communication interface, the first parameters; measuring the physical phenomenon using the first parameters and collecting measurement data. The probe can process the collected data and apply data compression selectively to the processed collected data based on one or more of the first parameters and/or a determined significance of the processed collected data. The probe device can also apply encryption selectively to the processed collected data with the selectively applied data compression to generate selectively compressed and selectively encrypted measurement data, which it can transfer, using the communication interface, to another device on the satellite that can be configured to transmit to the controlling station the selectively compressed and selectively encrypted measurement data. The controlling station can receive and analyze the selectively compressed and selectively encrypted measurement data from the first satellite to determine the existence of an anomaly at one or more locations in space, and determine one or more second measurement parameters different from the said first parameters and configured to cause a second satellite to perform additional measurements targeting the anomaly. The controlling station can transmit the second parameters to the second satellite, which can be configured to perform additional measurements targeting the anomaly based on the second parameters.

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