Mobile CubeSat Command and Control (MC3)

Abstract

The Mobile CubeSat Command and Control (MC3) program will become the ground segment of the Colony II satellite program. The MC3 ground station contains Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) hardware with Government Off-the-Shelf (GOTS) software making it an affordable option for government agencies and universities participating in the Colony II program. Further, the MC3 program provides educational opportunities to students and training to space professionals in satellite communications. This thesis analyzes the MC3 program from the program manager's point of view providing a Concept of Operations (CONOPS) of the program as well as initial analysis of MC3 ground station locations. Also included in this thesis is a future cost analysis of the MC3 program as well as lessons learned from the NPS acquisition process.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA552248

Entities

People

  • Robert C. Griffith

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Command And Control
  • Governments
  • Ground Stations
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Low Earth Orbits
  • Procurement
  • Satellite Communications
  • Small Satellites
  • Space Communications
  • Space Systems
  • Spacecraft
  • Stations
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States

Readers

  • Database Systems and Applications
  • STEM Education
  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control
  • Space
  • Space - Satellites