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Do-It-Yourself Satellites Applications for Citizen Space

Do-It-Yourself Satellites Applications for Citizen Space. Jake Singh Software Systems Assurance The Aerospace Corporation. September 17, 2019. Approved for public release. OTR 2019-01123. Citizen Space. Background and Market Drivers. Citizen Space Participants

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Do-It-Yourself Satellites Applications for Citizen Space

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  1. Do-It-Yourself SatellitesApplications for Citizen Space Jake SinghSoftware Systems Assurance The Aerospace Corporation September 17, 2019 Approved for public release. OTR 2019-01123.

  2. Citizen Space Background and Market Drivers • Citizen Space Participants • “Citizen space participants are not motivated by profit nor are they members of government agencies; rather, they seek to leverage the assets of commercial space (affordable launch, small satellites) for scientific purposes typically associated with civil space agencies like NASA or NOAA” • Participants need low financial and technical barriers to entry • Drivers of Citizen Science • Creative Disruption • Unconventional players bring unconventional ideas • Lower Cost Threshold • CubeSats, drones, open-source software, smartphones, etc. • Independent Validation • Quartz piezoelectric resonator first validated by amateur radio community • Crowd-sourced Wisdom • Citizen scientists have discovered distant exoplanets, new auroras

  3. DIY Picosatellites New Asset for Citizen Space • Key Enabling Elements • Path to Hosted Payloads • Low Orbital Altitude and Lifespan • Compact and Flexible Configurations • Internet-based Telemetry Streaming • Plug-and-Play Avionics • Customer Interface • Open-source Software

  4. Examples • ThinSat • “Slice of bread” shape • 3-Phase STEM education program • Successful 1st launch on April 17, 2019. 400+ students represented • Developed by Virginia Space and Twiggs Space Labs • ThumbSat • Streamlined concept-to-orbit process • Technical guidance for experiment design • $20,000 reported total mission cost • Regulatory challenges • Denied FCC license over trajectory uncertainty, command and communication abilities • TubeSat • Small satellite kit developed by Interorbital Systems • Successful launch in 2016 for middle school students in Brazil • $8000 reported cost for academic use

  5. Game Changer Lifecycle Anticipated Maturity Curve

  6. Implications of Increased Demand Users, Technology, Regulation • Picosatellite Users • Space democratization • STEM programs inspire future space leaders • Space Technology • Advancement of novel space technologies • Novel applications of picosatellites • Regulatory Concerns • Debris mitigation • Tracking

  7. Conclusion Read More! • DIY picosatellites are in the demo/growth phase • Maiden flights for commercial programs introduced over the past few years • High potential to increase citizen space participation • Potential for technology advancement and innovative applications • Regulatory concerns may accompany a rise in popularity Link to paper: https://aerospace.org/paper/game-changer-diy-sats-citizen-space

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