PROX-1: AUTOMATED PROXIMITY OPERATIONS ON AN ESPA CLASS PLATFORM SSC15-IX-4 AIAA Conference on Small Satellites 12 August 2015 Logan, UT Kevin J. Okseniuk, Sean B. Chait, Peter Z. Schulte, and Dr. David A. Spencer Georgia Institute of Technology Space Systems Design Laboratory
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PROX-1:
AUTOMATED PROXIMITY OPERATIONS
ON AN ESPA CLASS PLATFORM
SSC15-IX-4
AIAA Conference on Small Satellites
12 August 2015
Logan, UT
Kevin J. Okseniuk, Sean B. Chait,
Peter Z. Schulte, and Dr. David A. Spencer
Georgia Institute of Technology
Space Systems Design Laboratory
SYSTEM OVERVIEW
• 66.5 kg wet mass
• 22” x 24” x 12” envelope (ESPA-class)
• Launching on 2016 on STP-2 launch
• Orbit: 720km circular, 24° inclination
• University Nanosatellite Program 7th
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AUTOMATED PROXIMITY OPERATIONS
• Passive Thermal Imaging
• Image-Based Relative Navigation
• Automated On-board Guidance & Control
• Low-Thrust Propulsion
• Advanced Small Sat Hardware Demonstration
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MISSION GOALS
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Mission Objective 1:Successful health checkout of spacecraft and characterization of new hardware technologies
Mission Objective 2:Successful deployment and relative orbit determination of LightSail
Mission Objective 3:Rendezvous with LightSail
Mission Objective 4:Automated trajectory control for formation flight and natural motion circumnavigation