UW Dawgstar: One Third of ION-F - An element of the Ionospheric Observation Nanosatellite Formation (ION-F)

Presenter Information

Mark Campbell, University of Washington
Adam Bruckner, University of Washington
Ralph Ewig, University of Washington
Emilio Beltran, University of Washington
Esther Carlson, University of Washington
Kirsten Carpenter, University of Washington
Seung Chung, University of Washington
Benjamin Davenport, University of Washington
Farshad Forouhar, University of Washington
John Halligan, University of Washington
Jason Hammack, University of Washington
Mark Hilstad, University of Washington
George Hwee, University of Washington
Susan Kaltenbach, University of Washington
Gary Lai, University of Washington
Arti Nadkarni, University of Washington
Krystal Parker, University of Washington
Michael Peyton, University of Washington
Steve Pillar, University of Washington
William Shell, University of Washington
Dennis Titus, University of Washington
Michael Tucker, University of Washington
Apostolos Vlachos, University of Washington

Session

Technical Session III: Military Uses Of Small Satellites In Distributed Systems

Abstract

The preliminary design for the UW Dawgstar nanosatellite is presented. The Dawgstar is a 13 kg satellite designed as a part of the University Nanosatellite Program funded by AFOSR, DARPA, AFRL, and NASA. The goal of this two-year program is to design, build, and fly nanosatellites. The mission overview is detailed, including the coupling with the University partners Utah State and Virginia Tech in the Ionospheric Observation Nanosatellite Formation (ION-F). The mission includes several formations and formation keeping experiments, and distributed ionospheric measurements. Each of the subsystems is also detailed, including the design and integration of eight miniature pulsed plasma thrusters for attitude control and formation flying.