Assembly, Integration, and Test Methods for Operationally Responsive Space Satellites

Abstract

Current government and industry standards in spacecraft testing result in an Assembly, Integration, and Test (AIT) timeline greater than six months. These standards will not support the vision of Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) to deploy a satellite within six days to fill an urgent need. Using the Air Force Research Laboratory's Plug-and-Play Satellite (PnPSat), multiple Rapid AIT trials were conducted. By exercising the AIT process with various spacecraft configurations and personnel, methods for reducing or modifying traditional testing regimen were investigated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA522479

Entities

People

  • Lisa A. Baghal

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Engineers
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Lessons Learned
  • Measurement
  • Navigation
  • Performance Tests
  • Satellite Buses
  • Space Objects
  • Space Systems
  • Spacecraft
  • Standards
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test Equipment
  • Test Facilities
  • Test Methods

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Materials Science
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites