Standards for Responsive Small Satellites
Abstract
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory and The Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Laboratory are collaborating with a large industry team of partners to develop, mature, and document standards for small spacecraft systems as part of the Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) Phase III effort. Under the subsequent Phase IV, the newly formed ORS joint program office will utilize these standards and other collected lessons learned to aid development of strategic roadmaps and eventual system acquisitions. Currently, an NRL/APL team is working to develop a prototype spacecraft bus to implement and mature key elements of the standards while additionally supporting the requirements and CONOPS of the TacSat-4 mission. This paper will discuss the approach used in developing the ORS bus standards, including how performance thresholds were established and, in detail, the iterative application, and maturation of those standards through the practice of building an actual flight system. Particular emphasis will be placed on addressing these and related topics that are within the scope of the ORS enterprise. A brief discussion of the system designed and built for the TacSat-4 mission will follow.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 2008
- Accession Number
- ADA543798
Entities
People
- Aaron Q. Rogers
- Eric Finnegan
- Gurpartap S. Sandhoo
- James Griswold
- Mark A. Johnson
- Michael Hurley
- Patrick A. Stadter
- Paul D. Schwartz
- William Raynor
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory