The TechSat-21 Autonomous Sciencecraft Experiment

Abstract

The Autonomous Sciencecraft Experiment flight demonstration (ASE) will fly onboard the US Air Force's TechSat-21 constellation, an unclassified mission scheduled for launch in 2004. ASE will use onboard science analysis, replanning, robust execution, and formation flying to radically increase science return by enabling intelligent downlink selection and autonomous retargeting. Demonstration of these capabilities in a flight environment will open up tremendous new opportunities in planetary science, space physics, and earth science that would be unreachable without this technology.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA485047

Entities

People

  • Richard Doyle
  • Rob Sherwood
  • Steve Chien

Organizations

  • California Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Change Detection
  • Command And Control
  • Computer Programming
  • Detection
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Ground Based
  • Images
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Models
  • Multiagent Systems
  • Operating Systems
  • Pattern Recognition
  • Radar
  • Spacecraft
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Robotics and Automation.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers