Defense Intelligence Reference Document Laser Lightcraft Nanosatellites

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This Defense Intelligence Reference Document from the Defense Intelligence Agency, dated 1 November 2010, was produced under the Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications (AAWSA) Program. It describes nanosatellite technologies and proposes launching nanosats into orbit with laser Lightcraft propulsion. It also covers a weapon mission selection study and multi-megawatt laser options. The author recommends that the Department of Defense and NASA bring Lightcraft R&D back to the United States and restart the X-50LR flight demonstration program.

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p. 8 …The sensor must be capable of detecting Earth over a range of orbital radii with a…
p. 17 …For the purpose of this report, we envision a Lightcraft Earth-to-Orbit (ETD) transportation system…
p. 34 …not only placing nanosats into LEO at low cost (Figure 14), but also for performing much…
p. 42 …Each picosat is gravity- gradient stable, has a dipole array facing Earth, and a broader beam…
p. 43 …811L¥ push broom scanning mode for complete Earth coverage rather than only sampling coverage. The constellation…
p. 72 …The system is single-stage-to-orbit and completely reusable with no onboard propellant required (the…
p. 75 …J., et al. (1991), "System Requirements for Low-Earth-Orbit Launch Using Laser Propulsion," in Proc…

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