Federated Systems of Pico-Satellites for Future Space-Based Service Infrastructure
1. Federated Systems of Pico-Satellites
For
Future Space-Based Service Infrastructure
Raycho Raychev, Aleksandar Kolev
Endurosat
Marco Lisi
European Space Agency
2. • Historical evolution from single to distributed satellite
systems
• Reconfigurability and responsiveness in space applications
• Swarms and constellations of federated pico-satellites
• Potential missions
• Remote sensing federated mission
• Infrastructure for the Moon Village
• CubeSat mission for Moon exploration
Summary
3. Historical evolution 1/2
• Single-satellite, single-mission
• NAVSTAR GPS – the first satellite system
achieving their mission through the
concurrent use of all satellites.
• Globalstar
• Iridium – Inter-satellite links started playing a determinant
role
• Distributed satellite systems
4. Historical evolution 2/2
• Network-centric satellite systems
• Copernicus
• Galileo
• Federated satellite systems
6. Constellations of FSS
• CubeSat
• Currently CubeSats and LEO
satellites are designed as standalone
systems
• Satellites with interconnecting capabilities
7. Remote sensing mission
• Three different CubeSats
• Flying Camera 1
• Flying Camera 2
• Flying Server
• Communication with ground segment or GEO satellite
• Scaling up to bigger satellites
Ground Segment
10. “Moon Village” 3/4
• AEGIS NASA study
• Lunar constellation with
two Relays in high polar
orbit at 10000km spaced
at 180⁰, and on a total of
18 Orbiters
11. “Moon Village” 4/4
• EASA study
• Moon GNSS based on
• EGNSS: Earth GNSS
• MGNSS: GNSS satellites
orbiting the Moon
• MSB: Moon Surface
Beacon
12. FSS for Moon exploration 1/2
• CubeSats can be used for
space exploration.
• Federated CubeSats in Moon’s
orbit will enable diverse
applications.
• LunaH-Map
13. FSS for Moon exploration 2/2
• Constellations of CubeSats
can provide navigation,
communication and observational
compatibilities.
• CubeSat Lunar Positioning System
• Hybrid of multiple CubeSats
and two polar small satellites
14. Endurosat
• ECSS and NASA compliant and verified CubeSats
• Up to 5X faster production and delivery
• Designed as a multipurpose platform
• Capability for mass production
• Ideal test bed for new technologies
• Plan
• Establish permanent space infrastructure by
Interconnected satellites in orbit
• Amplify the existing services and provide
additional hybrid solutions for new customers
15. Conclusion
• Federated pico-satellites /CubeSats/ can be affordable and
effective solution.
• Provide a test bench
• Federated CubeSats can provide a promising solution for
planetary explorations.