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CFESat
CFESat (Cibola Flight Experiment Satellite) was a satellite that examined radio spectra for ionospheric and lightning studies, using field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). As well as science observation, the mission aimed to demonstrate the use of reconfigurable FPGAs to work in the radiation environment of low Earth orbit. The eight satellite payloads were built by Los Alamos National Laboratory, and the bus was built by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. CFESat was the fourth experimental satellite project conducted between the National Nuclear Security Administration and NA-22 (the United States Department of Energy's Office of Research and Development), following up on previous space validation experiments performed on the Array of Low Energy X-ray Imaging Sensors, ALEXIS and FORTE satellites. CFESat was launched on an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral on 8 March 2007, alongside Orbital Express, MidSTAR I (USNA), MidSTAR-1 and FalconSAT-3. CF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MidSTAR I (USNA)
MidSTAR-1 is an artificial satellite produced by the United States Naval Academy Small Satellite Program. It was sponsored by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) Space Test Program (STP), and was launched on March 9, 2007 at 03:10 UTC, aboard an Atlas V expendable launch vehicle from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. MidSTAR-1 flew along with FalconSat 3, STPSat 1, and CFESat as secondary payloads; the primary payload was Orbital Express. MidSTAR-1 Mission (USNA-5) MidSTAR is a general-purpose satellite bus capable of supporting a variety of space missions by easily accommodating a wide range of space experiments and instruments. The integration of the experiments with the satellite bus must be accomplished with minimal changes to the satellite bus design. MidSTAR is intended to be a relatively low-cost, quick response platform accommodating small payloads approved by the DoD Space Experiments Review Board (SERB) and awaiting launch through STP. MidSTAR is design ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
