ELEVENTH ANNUAL AIAAIUTAH STATE UNIVERSITY CONFERENCE ON SMALL SATELLITES

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1997

11:00 am- 1:00 pm Early Bird Registration, Eccles Conference Center

1 :00 pm - 7:00 pm Commercial and Poster Session Displays

1:00 am- 2:45 pm Technical Session 1: Electronics and Power Subsystems Chair: Helen Reed, Arizona State University

2:45 pm - 3:15 pm Break

3:15 pm - 5:00 pm Technical Session II: New Components and Software Chair: Terry Higbee, Computing Devices International

5:00pm-7:00pm Registration/Opening Social, Eccles Conference Center

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Distinguished Lecturer: Louis Friedman, The Planetary Society

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1997

7:15am - 5:30 pm Commercial and Poster Session Displays

7:15am-8:15am Registration, Eccles Conference Center

8:15 am - 8:30 am Welcome

8:30am-9:30am Keynote Address: Martin Sweeting, Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.

9:30am -10:00 am BREAK

10:00 am- 11:45 am Panel: Space Agencies Around the World Chair: Robert H. Meurer, Orbital Sciences Corporation

11:45 am- 1:00 pm LUNCH (on your own)

1:00 pm- 2:45 pm Technical Session Ill: International Programs Chair: Hans Koenigsmann, Microcosm, Inc.

2:45pm-3:15pm BREAK

3:15 pm - 5:00 pm Technical Session IV: Hardware in Space

5:15pm 5:45pm 6:45pm 7:30pm

Chair: Lt. Colonel Joseph A. Marino, USAF Space Test Program

Buses begin leaving from the University Inn for Hardware Ranch Hardware Ranch Wagon Rides begin Dinner at the Ranch Entertainment: Voice Male

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Wednesday, September 17, 1997

7:30 am - 5:30 pm Commercial and Poster Session Displays

8:15am- 10:00 am Technical Session V: New Mission Concepts Chair: Jim Jacoby, Orbital Sciences Corporation

10:00 am - 10:30 am BREAK

10:30 am- 12:15 pm Technical Session VI: University Scholarship Session Chairs: Jayne Schnaars, Boeing North American

Pat Leygraaf, Orbital Sciences Corporation

12:15 pm- 1:15pm LUNCH (on your own)

1:15pm-3:00pm Technical Session VII: Mission Operations Chair: George Powell, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

1:15 pm - 3:00 pm Technical Session VIII: Attitude Control Technologies Chair: Neil Barbour, Draper Laboratory

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm BREAK

3:30pm-5:15pm Technical Session IX: Delivery Systems Chair: Jim French, Rocket Development Company

3:30pm-5:15pm Technical Session X: Instruments and Sensors Chair: Amnon Ginati, OHB-System

7:00pm-9:00pm Space Talk '97 Banquet, Taggart Student Center Ballroom Hosted by: Senator Robert F. Bennett Guest Speaker: Christine Anderson, Director, USAF Space Directorate

Thursday, September 18, 1997

8:00am- 1:00 pm Commercial and Poster Session Displays

8:30am- 10:00 am SpaceTalk '97 Satellite Broadcast Moderator: Senator Robert F. Bennett

10:00 am- 10:30 am BREAK

10:30 am- 12:15 pm Technical Session XI: Better, Cheaper, Faster Chair: Janet G. Stuart, Naval Post Graduate School

10:30 am- 12:15 pm Technical Session XII: Propulsion Chair: Mike Jacox, Space Dynamics Laboratory/USU

12:15 pm -1:30pm LUNCH ON THE QUAD

TECHNICAL SESSION I ELECTRONICS AND POWER SUBSYSTEMS

Monday, September 15, 1997 1 :00 pm .. 2:45 pm

Chair: Helen Reed, Arizona State University

SSC97-I-1 Single Event Latch Up Protection of Integrated Circuits P. Layton, D.R. Czajkowski, J. Marshall, H. Anthony and R. Boss­Space Electronics Inc.

SSC97-I-2 Development of Flexible Thin-Film Photovoltaic Arrays for Nanosat Applications

D.G. Cooper- Space Industries; H. Shanks and R. Weber- Iowa State University

SSC97-I-3 A Fault Tolerant Integrated Electronics Module for Small Satellites M. Fraeman- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

SSC97-I-4 Spacecraft Energy Storage Systems W. Robinson, J. Hanks, L. Spina, D. Havenhill, G. Gisler, S. Ginter and S. Brault- SatCon Technology Corporation

SSC97-I-5 Design of a Low Cost Electrical Power Subsystem for a Small Satellite

D.A Sipple- University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

SSC97-I-6 Command and Data Handling In Your Palm R.F. Conde, B.Q. Le, J.F. Bogdanski, AL. Lew, J.A Perschy­The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory; and A G. Darrin - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

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TECHNICAL SESSION II NEW COMPONENTS AND SOFTWARE

Monday, September 15, 1997 3:15pm- 5:00 pm

Chair: Terry Higbee, Computing Devices International

SSC97-II-1 An Alternative to Deployed Thermal Radiators: Deployed Equipment Modules with Individual Package Temperature Control

N.L. Hyman- Naval Research Laboratory

SSC97-ll-2 Radiation Hard Fiber Optic Gyro Inertial Reference Unit G.J. Sexton- Orbital Sciences Corporation

SSC97-II-3 A Highly Integrated S-Band Transceiver System with Two-Way Doppler Tracking Capability

R.S. Bokulic, C.C. DeBoy, D. Minarik, J. Daniels, S. Cheng and J.H. Sinsky- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

SSC97-II-4 Mission Planning Through Image Processing: Flying a Remote Sensing Satellite with Commercial-off-the-Shelf Software*

S. Hearney, T. Probert, R. Espiritu, A Callahan - ANSER; and J. Devine- AlliedSignal Technical Services Corporation

SSC97-ll-5 . FORTE Hardware-in-Loop Simulation K.K. Ruud, H.S. Murray and T.K. Moore- Los Alamos National Laboratory

SSC97-ll-6 Intelligent Systems Applied to the Aerospace Industry C. Sary and R. Werking- Computer Sciences Corporation

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TECHNICAL SESSION Ill INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS

Tuesday, September 16, 1997 1:00pm-2:45pm

Chair: Hans Koenigsmann, Microcosm, Inc.

SSC97-ill-1 Development of the TRSSS -1 Satellite as the major Component of the Space Based Information System (SBIS) for Effective Decision Support System for Thailand's Natural Resources and Environmental Management "'

W. Musigasarn, P. Ditsariuakui, N. Aphicholati, S. Vibulsresth­National Research Council of Thailand

SSC97-III-2 The Australian Resource Information and Environment Satellite (ARIES), Phase A Study

E. Roberts- AU SPACE Limited; J. Huntington- CSIRO Division of Exploration and Mining; and R. Denize- Australian Centre for Remote Sensing

SSC97-lll-3 DAVID- A Multi Spectral High Resolution Small Satellite A. Ginati, C. Tobehn- OHB-System; A. Blasberger, J. Topaz­EI-Op ElectroOptics Industries Ltd.; and A. Karnieli- Institute for Desert Research

SSC97-III-4 Spanish MiniSat Program: Detail, Design, Manufacturing, Launching and Operational Phases "'

M.A. Garcia Primo - Ministry of Defense, Spain

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sized Fractions of Space Debris V.F. Utkin, V.I. Loukiaschenko, G.G. Raikunov, AI. Rembeza, • V.A. Emelianov, E.V. Makolkin, I.A. Cherjakin- Central Research Institute for Machine Building, Russia; and K. Meyer and K. Kieb- • FPM Space Sensor, Germany

SSC97-III-6 Program Concept of "Project Hyper-Sat"

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T. Fujita, T. Sasaki, Y. Matsumura, Y. Takami andY. Kawada­National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA)

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TECHNICAL SESSION IV HARDWARE IN SPACE

Tuesday, September 16, 1997 3:15pm-5:00pm

Lt. Colonel Joseph A. Marino, USAF Space Test Program

SSC97-IV-1 Description of the FORTE Satellite* S.O. Knox and S.P. Wallin- Los Alamos National Laboratory

SSC97-IV-2 MightySat Phase II: A Low-Cost Orbiting Lab Bench* R. Costa- Phillips Laboratory; and S: Fallek- Spectrum Astro, Inc .

SSC97-IV-3 ALEXIS, the Little Satellite That Could-4 Years Later D.M. Roussel-Dupre, J.J. Bloch, C.K. Little, RD. Dingler, B.C. Dunne, S.J. Fletcher, M. Kennison, K.A. Ramsey, R.L. King, J. Theiler, J.T. Sutton and J. Wren- Los Alamos National Laboratory

SSC97-IV-4 Miniature Sensor Technology Integration Satellite: A Team's Success*

M. Weldy, S. Hearney and T. Probert- ANSER

SSC97-IV-5 SeaStar Flight Operations and Data Delivery P.R. Leygraaf - Orbital Sciences Corporation

SSC97-IV-6 Calibration and Evaluation of Blackbeard Time Tagging Capability D.A. Smith, D.M. Delapp, D.N. Holden, G.L. Stelzer, and P.L. Klingner- Los Alamos National Laboratory

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TECHNICAL SESSION V NEW MISSION CONCEPTS

Wednesday, September 17 1997 8:15am- 10:00 am

Chair: Jim Jacoby, Orbital Sciences Corporation

SSC97-V-1 VCL: The Vegetation Canopy Lidar Mission J. Cooper Orbital Sciences Corporation

SSC97-V-2 "AEOLUS" A System Concept for Precise Delivery of Mars Scientific Instrumentation

M.S. Murbach, J. Farmer- NASA Ames Research Center; and D. Keese- Sandia National Laboratories

SSC97-V-3 Satellite Methods for Ionospheric Observations* T. Raymund, T. Gaussiran and G. Kronschnabl -Applied Research Laboratories

SSC97-V -4 Off-the-shelf Microsatellites for Science and Technology Missions D. Tobin, G. Haag- USAF Space Test Program; A. da Silva Curiel, J. Ward, M. Allery, and J. Lorenzi- Surrey Satellite Technology Limited

SSC97-V-5 Bus Design of the Microsatellite BIRD for Infrared Earth Observation C. Stelter, B. Biering and B. Heym - DLR, Institute of Space Sensor Technology

SSC97-V-6 Starshine

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R.G. Moore, S.A. Heritsch- Utah State University; S. Dopp­Bridgerland Technology Center; D.A Vallado- USAF Phillips Laboratory; L Abraham - Dixie Middle School; and M. Roosta -Space Dynamics Laboratory

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TECHNICAL SESSION VI UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP SESSION

Wednesday, September 17, 1997 10:30 am- 12:15 pm

Jayne Schnaars, Boeing North American Pat Leygraaf, Orbital Sciences Corporation

SSC97-VI-1 Falcon Gold- Orbit Determination Above the GPS Constellation Johnston A. Coil- United States Air Force Academy

SSC97-Vl-2 Dynamic Modeling of Micro-Satellite Spartnik's Attitude Brian M. Menges and Carlos A. Guadiamos - San Jose State University

SSC97-VI-3 ASUSat1: The Development of a Low-Cost Nano-Satellite Shea Ferring and David Waller- Arizona State University

SSC97-VI-4 Big Science on a Small Budget: A University Sounding Rocket Ellen L. Riddle and Jennifer M. Owens- University of Colorado at Boulder

SSC97-VI-S Conceptual Design of an Orbiting Drag-free International Explorer (ODIE) Small Satellite Mission

Allison Floyd- Stanford University

SSC97-VI-6 FOCUS (Focal Optical Control Using Steppers): "Stepping" into the Future of Autonomous Focal Plane Control

Curtis M. Bingham and Matthew J. Felt- Utah State University

SSC97-VI-7 The Design of a Highly Configurable, Reusable Operating System for Testbed Satellites**

Rajesh K. Batra - Stanford University

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TECHNICAL SESSION VII MISSION OPERATIONS

Wednesday, September 17, 1997 1:15pm-3:00pm

George Powell, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

• • • • • • • SSC97-VII-1 Autonomous Mission Planning for Spin-Stabilized Science Satellites • B. Sauer and M. Ricard - Draper Laboratory

• SSC97-VII-2 Predicting Failures and Estimating Duration of Service Life From Satellite Telemetry •

L. Losik- L-3 Communications; L. Owen and S. Wahl- Lockheed Martin •

SSC97-VII-3 The Potentiality of Commercial Satellite-Based Communication Networks for Telemetry and Commanding of Small Satellites

H. Fischer- Satellite Operational Services GmbH; E. Rabenau­NOVA Space Associates Ltd; and R. Dittmann- Deutsche Agentur fOr Raumfahrtangelegenheiten (DARA) GmbH

SSC97-VII-4 Development of an Automatic Beacon Receiver Ground Station for Spacecraft Health Monitoring *

A.M.K. Kiragu, P.Y. Harris and B. Oni- Tuskegee Satellite Systems

SSC97-VII-S Orbview-1 Autonomous Mission Operations S. Kennison - Orbital Sciences Corporation

SSC97-VII-6 Low-Cost Operation of the ORBCOMM Satellite Constellation A W. Lewin - Orbital Sciences Corporation

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TECHNICAL SESSION VIII ATTITUDE CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES

Wednesday, September 17, 1997 1:15pm .. 3:00pm

Chair: Neil Barbour, Draper Laboratory

SSC97-VIII-1 Small Satellite Design and Development for Precision Pointing Applications

M. Socha, R. Hain, C. Dever, P. Madden, R. Metzinger, and R. Mangoubil- The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc .

SSC97-VID-2 SSTI Clark ACS Technology Demonstrations* D. Freesland- Orbital Sciences Corporation

SSC97-VID-3 Attitude Determination and Control Subsystem for Spartan Lite Spacecraft

J.R. Morrissey, T.H. Quinn- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; and G. Porcelli- Orbital Sciences Corporation

SSC97-VIII-4 The SWAS, TRACE, and WIRE Attitude Control Hardware Design K.A. Chamberlin and T.E. Correll -NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

SSC97-VID-5 The Development of a Low Cost, Modular Attitude Determination and Control System *

D.M. Surka and M.A. Paluszek- Princeton Satellite Systems, Inc .

SSC97-VIII-6 The Attitude Control System Design for the Wide-Field Infrared Explorer Mission

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M.D. Fennell, V.Z. Untalan Ill and M.H. Lee- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

TECHNICAL SESSION IX DELIVERY SYSTEMS

Wednesday, September 17, 1997 3:30 pm - 5:15 pm

Chair: Jim French, Rocket Development Company

SSC97-IX-1 Whole-Spacecraft Isolation Development Efforts At The USAF Phillips Laboratory

E.R. Fosness, K.K. Denoyer, A. Das and D. B. Founds- USAF Phillips Laboratory

SSC97-IX-2 International Launch Campaign: Pegasus®/MINISAT Launch from Canary Islands

T.W. McDermott, W.E. Frick and M.L. Bitzer- Orbital Sciences Corporation

SSC97-IX-3 Microspacecraft Secondary Payload Launch Capabilities and Mission Possibilities

J. Rademacher, and K. Leschly- Jet Propulsion Laboratory

SSC97-IX-4 Intrepid- A New Small Satellite Launcher J.R. French- Rocket Development Company; and T. Ingersoll­Universal Space Lines

SSC97-IX-5. Low-Cost Planetary Missions Utilizing Small Launch Vehicles and a Novel Launch Mode

S.D. Dawson and H. F. Meissinger- Microcosm, Inc.

SSC97-IX-6 Microsats for Environmental Monitoring - and Some Current Canadian Initiatives

R. Buckingham - Routes Incorporated

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TECHNICAL SESSION X INSTRUMENTS AND SENSORS Wednesday, September 17, 1997

3:30 pm - 5:15pm

Chair: Amnon Ginati, OHB-System

SSC97-X-1 Comprehensive Evaluation Of Attitude and Orbit Estimation Using Real Earth Magnetic Field Data

J. Deutschmann- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; and I. Bar-ltzhack- Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

SSC97-X-2 The Functionality and Performance of the Forte Rf System* R.C. Franz, M.J. Carter, D.C. Enemark and M.E. Shipley- Los Alamos National Laboratory

SSC97-X-3 A Small Satellite Ionospheric Sounder D.J. Palmer, M.J. Underhill, S. Hodgart and M.N. Sweeting­University of Surrey

SSC97-X-4 A Remote 1/0 (RIO) Smart Sensor Chip Supporting Serial Communications Bus for Small Satellites *

N. Paschalidis- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

SSC97-X-5 . Multipurpose Spectrometric Zonal Optical System for UV and Visible Ranges "SPECTROZON"

V.F. Utkin, V.I. Loukiaschenko, A.V. Loukiaschenko, E.V. Makolkin, G. G. Raikunov, Y.A. Plastinin, A I. Rembeza - Central Scientific Research Institute for Machine Building, Russia; K. Meyer and K. Kieb - FPM Space Sensor, Germany

• SSC97-X-6 STRV-1c &d Program Update

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SESSION XI BETTER, CHEAPER, FASTER

Thursday, September 18, 1997 10:30 am- 12:15 pm

Janet G. Stuart, Naval Postgraduate School

SSC97-XI-1 Manufacturing the ORBCOMM Constellation Satellites J.J. Stolte, K. Kubota and D.A. Steffy- Orbital Sciences Corporation

SSC97-XI-2 A Reliability Model for the Design and Optimization of Separated Spacecraft Interferometer Arrays

C. D. Jilla and D.W. Miller- Massachusetts Institute of Technology

SSC97-XI-3 Predicting the Influence of Software on the Reliability of Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) Technology Mircoprocessors in a Space Radiation Environment

V.A. Asenek, C. I. Underwood, M.K. Oldfield and J.W. Ward­University of Surrey

SSC97-XI-4 Rapid Space Hardware Development Through Computer-Automated Testing

D.S. Masters and K.K. Ruud- Los Alamos National Laboratory

SSC97-XI-5 The High-Low Mix: A New Concept in Military Space M. Bille and R. Kane- ANSER

SSC97-XI-6 Falcon Gold- High Altitude Balloon Flight Test of a Fully Integrated Spacecraft

C.M. O'Brien, J.E. Smith, J.C. Eisenreich, R.W. Humble and D. Parker- US Air Force Academy

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TECHNICAL SESSION XII PROPULSION

Thursday, September 18, 1997 10:30 am- 12:15 pm

Mike Jacox, Space Dynamics Laboratory

SSC97-XII-1 Pulsed Plasma Thruster (PPT) Development and Ground Testing in Support of PPT Flight Demonstrations on MightySat *

J.R LeDuc, D.R Bromaghim- Phillips Laboratory; T. Peterson, E. Pencil, L. Arrington- NASA Lewis Research Center; W.A. Hoskins and N.J. Meckel- Primex Aerospace Corporation

SSC97-Xll-2 Warm Gas Propulsion for Small Satellites J.R. French- Propulsion Development Associates, Inc .

SSC97-XII-3 Results of Cold Gas and Resistojet Research for Small Satellite Application

T. Lawrence, M. Sweeting, M. Paul - University of Surrey; R. Humble, J. Drum- US Air Force Academy/DFAS; and J. Sellers­EOARD

SSC97-XD-4 The JASON-1 Satellite, First Application of the PROTEUS Family of Small, Low-cost Space Platforms *

C. Tarrieu, T. Lafon, B. Lazard- CNES; P. Bertheux and F. Douillet - Aerospatiale Cannes

SSC97-Xll-5 Status of the SCORPIUS Low Cost Launch Services Program J. Wertz, E.L. Keith, M. Biggs, R. Wolf and R.E. Conger­Microcosm, Inc .

SSC97-XII-6 Lockheed Martin Launch Vehicle- Commercial Access to Space* J.L. Cobb- Lockheed Martin Astronautics; C.A. Chase- Pratt and Whitney Space Propulsion; D.A. Buhaly - Thiokol Corporation; J. Galbraeth - Primex Corporation

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