Development Of A Multistage Rocket Test Platform To Deliver Cubesat Form Factor To Near-Space Altitudes

Abstract

The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Small Satellite Lab places heavy emphasis on the research, development, and integration of emerging technologies on future spacecraft. An integral part of the advancement of these technologies is the ability to test them in real-world environmental conditions. CubeSats remain a viable choice for rapid prototyping and proof-of-concept testing. Delivering CubeSats to near-space environments is a method of demonstrating the feasibility of these new technologies. Amateur high-power rocketry offers an additional platform to augment the already existing high-altitude balloons by delivering payloads containing the new technologies and CubeSat form factor small satellites to near-space environments.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2020
Accession Number
AD1126780

Entities

People

  • Camron A. Brandt

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Atmospheric Density
  • California
  • Control Theory
  • Emerging Technology
  • Equations
  • Flow Rate
  • Ground Level
  • High Altitude
  • Lessons Learned
  • Mass Flow
  • Payload
  • Propellants
  • Reliability
  • Rocket Engines
  • Simulations
  • Small Satellites
  • Space Environments
  • Space Systems
  • Standards
  • Trajectories

Readers

  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites