Session
Technical Poster Session I
Location
Utah State University, Logan, UT
Abstract
Can experience gained from designing, building and launching a smallsat be successfully leveraged to build larger satellites? Following the success of building smallsats, Millennium Space Systems was awarded a contract to develop the Wide-Field-of-View (WFOV) Testbed for the U.S. Space Force's Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC). This paper describes how challenges faced scaling from a smallsat to a larger-sized satellite were overcome. Topics include paradigm shifts in design and testing as well as unique programmatic approaches to enable rapid acquisition and development.
Document Type
Event
Wide Field-of-View Testbed: Challenges Scaling from SmallSats to Large Satellites
Utah State University, Logan, UT
Can experience gained from designing, building and launching a smallsat be successfully leveraged to build larger satellites? Following the success of building smallsats, Millennium Space Systems was awarded a contract to develop the Wide-Field-of-View (WFOV) Testbed for the U.S. Space Force's Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC). This paper describes how challenges faced scaling from a smallsat to a larger-sized satellite were overcome. Topics include paradigm shifts in design and testing as well as unique programmatic approaches to enable rapid acquisition and development.
