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CubeSat Or Microsat Probabilistic + Analogies Cost Tool (COMPACT) Joe Mrozinski & Michael Saing Copyright 2018 California Institute of Technology. Government sponsorship acknowledged.
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CubeSat Or Microsat Probabilistic + Analogies Cost Tool (COMPACT) Joe Mrozinski & Michael Saing
Copyright 2018 California Institute of Technology. Government sponsorship acknowledged.
What is a CubeSat?CubeSat = Extremely small (i.e. Nanosat scale 1-10kg) spacecraft of standard dimensions that hitchhikes to space with a traditional spacecraft.
• Standard Form Factors: how many “U’s” is your Cubesat? 1 to 6 U’s:
A “1U” Cubesat is roughly 10x10x10 cm
A “2U” Cubesat is twice as big
3U:
6U!
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What is a Microsat?
A Microsat is simply a satellite with mass between 10 kg and 100 kg.
Most 1-3U CubeSats are 1 - 10 kg, and fall into the “Nanosat” range. But a 6U Cubesat likely has a mass >10 kg and thus would be a microsat.
CubeSat Or Microsat Probabilistic + Analogies Cost Tool (COMPACT) COMPACT is
exploring CubeSats first.
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NASA does not have a CubeSat Cost Estimating Capability…
Graphic from: “CubeSat Technology and Systems,” Janson, S., Presentation to USGIF Small Satellite Working Group, 27 May 2015
…But NASA clearly needs one -- ASAP!
Most of these
“Nanosats” are
Cubesats
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CubeSat Mission Funding Opportunities
NASA Funded Opportunities for Cubesat MissionsAO Cost Cap (FY18$M)
EV Suborbital $33EVM $166
EV Instrument $35 Cubesat, or $96 Instr.INVEST (ESTO) ~$3 - $7
SIMPLEx $15 - $55
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NASA needs a CubeSat Cost Estimating Capability
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COMPACT has collected and normalized data for
25 CubeSats
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CINEMA EDSN GRIFEX LMRST
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O_OREOS KickSat
Firefly
ASTERIA
CSUNSAT-1ISARA
NEA Scout
RainCube
IPEX
TEMPEST-D
M-Cubed 2SkyCube
SporeSat-1 MarCOPSSC-2
NanoSail-DM-Cubed PharmaSat
RACE RAX 17 j p l . n a s a . g o v
Current Key CubeSat Data
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i.e. parameters likely to drive cost
CubeSatLaunch Date
(Actual or Planned)
Mission Type Developer Type # U's Mass (kg) Power (W)
Development Schedule (B/C/D)
Design Life (months)
ASTERIA 8/14/2017 Science JPL 6 11 20 28 3CINEMA (1) 9/13/2012 Science University 3 3.15 2.9 44 12CSUNSat-1 4/18/2017 Educational University 2 2 4DHFR 8/26/2017 Tech Demo JPL 3 5.03 10 3EDSN 11/3/2015 Tech Demo Civil 1.5 2 1 10 24Firefly (1) 11/20/2013 Science Civil 3 3.51 3.62 36 3GRIFEX 1/31/2015 Tech Demo JPL 3 4ISARA 11/10/2017 Tech Demo JPL 3 5 56 48 5KickSat (1) 4/18/2014 Tech Demo University 3 6 4 24LMRST 10/8/2015 Tech Demo JPL 3 4.6 8MarCO 5/5/2018 Tech Demo JPL 6 12.7 64 21 6.5M-Cubed 10/28/2011 Tech Demo University 1 1 1.2 30M-Cubed2 12/5/2013 Tech Demo University 1 1 1.2NanoSail-D (2) 11/20/2010 Tech Demo Civil 3 4 4NEA Scout 7/1/2018 Tech Demo JPL and MSFC 6 12.3 50O/OREOS 5/19/2009 Science Civil 3 5.2 12 18PharmaSat (1) 5/19/2009 Science Civil 3 5PolySat (CP8) "IPEX" 12/5/2013 Tech Demo University 1 1 1.5 24 6PSSC-2 7/10/2011 Tech Demo Civil 2 3.7 5 6RACE 10/28/2014 Tech Demo JPL 3 5 1.5RainCube 5/20/2018 Tech Demo JPL 6 12 35 17 2RAX 1 (USA 218) 11/20/2010 Science University 3 3 8 12SkyCube 1/9/2014 Educational Commercial 1 1.3 4 24 3SporeSat-1 4/18/2014 Tech Demo Civil 3 5.2 36 2Tempest-D 2/1/2018 Tech Demo JPL 6 14 21 21 3
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Lessons Learned so far
• Two classes identified1. Student built (pizza money or course credit)2. Non-student (paycheck and a 401K please).
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Likely to require 2 separate cost modelsNeed more data to support multiple CERs.
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Lessons Learned so far• “Older” CubeSats had to design and build their own
buses, avionics, power subsystem, etc.
“Newer” CubeSats can purchase cheap COTS parts – and just focus on the payload
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Models may need to weigh newer CubeSats more heavily
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Lessons Learned so far• “Older” CubeSats were smaller, aka, less U’s
“Newer” CubeSats will be bigger, aka, will use more U’s (many 12 U studies recently). Also, CubeSatsparts are being considered for “larger” microsats.
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Will the models be able to extrapolate to larger designs?
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Launch Date Mission Project ManagedApr-17 CXBN-2 Morehead State University
Aug-17 Dellingr NASA - GSFC, Greenbelt, MD
Aug-17 OSIRUS 3U Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa.
Nov-17 EcAMSat NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California
Nov-17 RadFxSAT Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn.
Nov-17 EagleSat Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, Ariz.
Nov-17 MiRaTA Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.
Nov-17 MakerSat Northwest Nazarene University, Nampa, Idaho
May-18 EQUiSat Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
May-18 CubeRTT Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
May-18 HaloSat Univeristy of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
May-18 MemSat Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey
May-18 RadSat-G Montana State University, Bozeman Montana
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Launch Date Mission Project ManagedAug-18 ALBUS NASA GRC, Cleavland, OH
Aug-18 CeREs NASA - GSFC, Greenbelt, MD
Aug-18 CHOMPTT University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Aug-18 CubeSail University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois
Aug-18 DaVinci North Idaho STEM Charter Academy, Rathdrum, Idaho
Aug-18 ISX SRI International/ California Polytechnic University, Menlo Park, California
Aug-18 NMTSat New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, New Mexico
Aug-18 Rsat United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland
Aug-18 Shields-1 NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia
Aug-18 STF-1 West Virginia University / NASA IV&V, Morgantown, West Virginia
Dec-18 DAVE California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, California
Dec-18 ELFIN University of California, Los Angeles, California
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Launch Date Mission Project ManagedDec-18 SurfSat University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
Oct-18 CACTUS-1 Capitol Technology University, Laurel, Maryland
Oct-18 CAPE-3 University of Louisiana Lafayette, Louisiana
Oct-18 EXOCUBE-2 California Polytechnic University, San Louis Obispo, California
Oct-18 INCA New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Oct-18 MicroMas-2b Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington, Massachusetts
Oct-18 MiTEE University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Oct-18 PICS Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
Oct-18 PolarCube University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado
Oct-18 Q-PACE University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
Oct-18 RadFXSat-2 Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
Oct-18 TechEdSat-7 NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett, California
Oct-18 IRVINE02 University High School, Irvine, California
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Launch Date Mission Project ManagedOct-18 WeissSat-1 Weiss School, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Nov-18 ARMADILLO University of Texas at Austin, Texas
Nov-18 LEO (CP9) California Polytechnic University, San Louis Obispo, California
Nov-18 StangSat Merritt Island High School, Merritt Island, Florida
Nov-18 CAPSat University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois
Nov-18 CySat-1 Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Nov-18 HARP University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Maryland
Nov-18 KickSat-2 NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett, California
Nov-18 SPACE HAUC University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Nov-18 TechEdSat-8 NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett, California
Nov-18 TJREVERB Thomas Jefferson High School, Alexandria, Virginia
Nov-18 UNITE Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
Nov-18Virginia CubeSat
ConstellationOld Dominion Research Foundation, Norfolk, Virginia
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