Center Innovation Fund: JPL CIF
FLAT: Folded Low-profile Autonomous star Tracker for cubesats/smallsats Project
Project Description
Perform trade studies over folded aperture optics to specify design parameters - diameter, effective aperture, sensitivity, field of view; Model, design, fabricate and test folded optics to demonstrate sufficient image quality for detecting stars; Identify components - imager and processor platform to obtain system level parameters (weight, volume, power, cost); Night sky test of folded optic to demonstrate star visibility.
More »Anticipated Benefits
Successful demonstration of FLAT will provide an in-house capability for precision pointing of cubesats and smallsats. Enables and expands mission scenarios and applications of cubesats, smallsats. This enables precision pointing of cubesats for Earth orbiters.
More »Primary U.S. Work Locations and Key Partners
| Organizations Performing Work | Role | Type | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) | Lead Organization | FFRDC/UARC | Pasadena, California |
Goddard Space Flight Center
(GSFC)
|
Supporting Organization | NASA Center | Greenbelt, Maryland |
| University of California-San Diego (UCSD) | Supporting Organization | Academia | La Jolla, California |
Primary U.S. Work Locations
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California
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