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1 University of Kentucky Space Systems Laboratory Jason Rexroat Space Systems Laboratory University of Kentucky September 15, 2012

2 Missions Overview CubeSat Capabilities Suborbital CubeSats ISS CubeSat-sized payloads PRINTSat and RAMPART KySat-1 and KySat-2 Facilities J. Rexroat 7 November

3 New NanoRacks/CubeLab Standard on the ISS, July 2010 First Student Built Satellites to be Launched by NASA (ELaNa/Glory) March 4, 2011 First CubeSats Ejected into Sub- Orbital Space, March 2010 Balloon-1, July 2008 (Background Image) First Flight, Composite Garvey Super Loki, December P-12A

4 Beanie Cal Poly 1U ADAMASat PCL (Cal Poly) Pedestal J. Rexroat 7 November

5 Facilitate research aboard the ISS NanoRacks Platform interface between ISS and CubeLab Experiments J. Rexroat 7 November

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8 Platform-1: July 12, 2010 Platform-2: August 23, 2010 J. Rexroat 7 November

9 CubeLab Operations Console 11/7/2012 J. Rexroat 7 November

10 Enables SPA-1 devices to be rapidly tested in microgravity on the ISS Reconfigurable experiments through the use of upload scripts Can be reconfigured by astronaut mid-flight Data and experiment return available J. Rexroat 7 November

11 PrintSat (1U) Additive manufacturing materials (i.e. Windform XT 2.0) as a spacecraft bus structure. Using a 3D printed frame of a CubeSat Also on board Micro Dosimeter AFRL Experimental Solar Panel RAMPART (2U) 3D printed propulsion system for CubeSats Using a 3D printed structure with deployable solar panels J. Rexroat 7 November

12 K-12 Targeted Photograph Capture Audio Playback DTMF Commanding Attract HAMs APRS-IS Compatible APRS Beacon Morse Code Beacon Digital Communication Telemetry Reporting Test High-Bandwidth Radio Provide Reliable Bus Provide Reusable Bus J. Rexroat 7 November

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15 Backup on ELaNa II and ELaNa IV for 2013 J. Rexroat 7 November

16 KySat-2 will leverage design philosophies of Space Plug-and- Play Avionics (SPA) protocol SSL co-developing SPA-1 (I2C) protocol for the Trailblazer CubeSat mission J. Rexroat 7 November

17 KySat-2 will test the Stellar Gyroscope Observe motion of stars to infer changes in satellite s attitude J. Rexroat 7 November

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21 MB Dynamics C10E Shaker 950 lbs max random RMS 1200 lbs max sine 1 max stroke Hz max frequency range J. Rexroat 7 November

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23 Spacecraft contamination Assembly and testing Class 100 clean room 96 ft 2 usable clean space J. Rexroat 7 November

24 Avoid feature creep from long launch delays Advance technologies instead of always re-flying what works J. Rexroat 7 November

25 Jason Rexroat Space Systems Laboratory University of Kentucky ssl.engr.uky.edu J. Rexroat 7 November

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27 NASA Jet Propulsion Lab (Liebe et. al., 2004) Simulated star images of 50 ms exposures of cross-boresight rotation at 28 deg/s (left) and rotation around boresight at 420 deg/s (right). J. E. J. Rexroat Lumpp 7 November

28 Star Trackers with high update rates are sometimes referred to as Stellar Gyroscopes StarCam SG100 (2008) 100Hz, 3.2 kg, 8W S3S (2010) 2Hz, 90g, 1W J. E. J. Rexroat Lumpp 7 November

29 Current Technology Laser Ring Gyros: Highly accurate, Large, Expensive MEMS Gyros: Compact, and Affordable Small Satellites almost exclusively use MEMS Noisy: drift 0.5 ~ 30 degrees per minute Image-based Approach: Comparable volume and cost Added computational requirements No drift Feasibility & Accuracy : Dissertation J. E. J. Rexroat Lumpp 7 November

30 Attitude Propagation (Gravity Gradient, Magnetic, and Hysteresis) Stability System Design Verification Plotting and Animation (STK) Extension to Active Attitude Control Systems Reaction wheels Magnetic torquers J. E. J. Rexroat Lumpp 7 November

31 Cause of disturbance torques Can be utilized for stabilization and angular rate damping Magnet Placement in KySat-1 J. E. J. Rexroat Lumpp 7 November

32 Distributed mass experience different gravitational attraction across the body Axis of least inertia lines up with the gravity field lines Major Disturbance Torque for Asymmetric Satellites in LEO PuTEMP (concept) - Purdue J. E. J. Rexroat Lumpp 7 November

33 Implemented on KySat-1 Polar Orbit Align with Magnetic Field Permanent Magnets Dampen Motion Hysteresis Material (HyMu80) J. E. J. Rexroat Lumpp 7 November

34 Adjustable Spacecraft Description and Orbit Mass and Inertia Matrix Magnets and Hysteresis Material Orbital Elements Simulate Effect of Orbital Environment on Satellite Attitude (in 6DOF): Gravity Gradient Magnetic Torques Magnetic Hysteresis Material J. E. J. Rexroat Lumpp 7 November

35 CubeSat Standard Well defined form-factor Familiar to academia and industry USB Plug-and-play standard USB Mass Storage Class EXPRESS Rack Locker J. Rexroat 7 November

36 NanoRacks Platforms are currently installed and operating in EXPRESS Rack 4 in the JEM. CubeLabs have flown on STS- 131, STS-132, HTV-2, STS-133, 24S, STS-134, STS-135. Manifesting on ATV, HTV, Progress, Soyuz, and DragaonLab. Developing ICD for Ames payloads Thermal and power design studies J. E. J. Rexroat Lumpp 7 November

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38 Various Form-Factors: 1U: 10cm x 10cm x 10cm 2U: 10cm x 10cm x 20cm And so on up to 4U Maximum Volume: 4U x 2U: approx 51 cm x 25 cm x 14.5 cm 4U 2U 1U 4U x 2U J. Rexroat 7 November

Jason Rexroat Space Systems Laboratory University of Kentucky. 10 th CubeSat Developers Workshop April th, 2013 San Luis Obispo, CA

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