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Are small satellites the key to rapid responsive space?

We explored the use of small satellites to confer the flexibility required for rapidly responsive space missions, such as unplanned mission dynamical re-tasking aimed at emerging needs during the mission operation phase.

Status

Past

Category

Technology development and demonstration | Research and science

Environment

Earth | LEO, MEO, GEO

Contact

Portrait of Sangram Redkar

Sangram Redkar

Professor

School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks

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Key accomplishments

  • Received Air Force funding to study rapid and agile real-time reconfiguration spacecraft based on mission requirements. 
  • Developed small satellite technologies and components database.

Publications

Team

Aruj Rajinder Sharma

Peter Hruby

Peter Waswa