Small Business Innovation Research
Abstract
This project funds small business research and development activities providing analysis products and enabling technologies and capabilities for the National Defense Space Architecture (NDSA). In FY 2021, SDA issued the following Topic solicitations: Free-Space Optical Communication (FSOC) Technology for Optical Intersatellite Links (OISLs); L-Band Multiband/Interleaved Electronically Scanned Array (ESA) Antenna; Advanced Space Mesh Networking; Mesh Network NSA Certifiable Cryptographic Solution; Target Recognition and Acquisition in Complex Environments (TRACE); Compact Passive Polarimetric Microwave Radiometer and Sounder (CP2MRS); and, Commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar and Scatterometry (COSAS). In FY 2021, SDA funded the following efforts: - FSOC for OISLs ($4.995 million): Compact Multi-Link OISL Terminal, V’Ger-T1 10 Gbps OISL Terminal, MOCA One-to-Many OISL - Mesh Network NSA Certifiable Cryptographic Solution ($1.700 million): High Integrity, Performant, Efficient Realization of a Spaceborne Cryptographic Engine - Prototype On-Orbit Experimental Testbed (POET) ($1.391 million) The remaining $0.023 million will be allocated to an additional project associated to FSOC for OISLs.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2023
- Source ID
- 751d2743026dad9bb83f6c2f203b0f86