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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.
“Mission Control”8 pages
- p. 3 …Laser Lightcraft Weapon Mission Selection Study .................................. 27
Chapter 4: Summary of Multi-Megawatt Laser Study for…
- p. 5 …Many of these missions require numerous small spacecraft in a constellation or
"swarm." These include orbital…
- p. 7 …Simple,
effective methods of thermal control are essential to keep the nanosat operational
during extreme temperature…
- p. 8 …GUIDANCE, NAVIGATION AND CONTROL
Guidance Navigation and Control (GN&C) subsystem key technologies and concepts
have…
- p. 13 …Streamlined testing is needed for up to 100 or 1000 nanosats per mission. Performing
a complete…
- p. 14 …the mission lifetime. The remote agents achieve this goal by monitoring and
appropriately controlling nanosat subsystems…
- p. 33 …Thus, the selected Lightcraft missions are launch vehicle missions involving
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- p. 40 …An air-launched Lightcraft launch vehicle
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satellite procurements for traditional missions. Mission operation costs will be
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