TY - GEN
T1 - RAAF - M1
T2 - 68th International Astronautical Congress: Unlocking Imagination, Fostering Innovation and Strengthening Security, IAC 2017
AU - Barraclough, Simon
AU - Griffin, Doug
AU - Benson, Craig
AU - Lambert, Andrew
AU - DImitrijevic, Igor
AU - Ramana, Arvind
AU - Vennik, Jai
AU - Brown, Melrose
AU - Tuttle, Sean
AU - Sheard, Benjamin
AU - Boyce, Russell
AU - Wade, Paul
AU - May, Darren
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 by the International Astronautical Federation. All rights reserved.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - UNSW Canberra Space has undertaken a three-year research and development programme with the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to implement and operate two nano-satellite (cubesat) missions. The programme aims to support and enhance ADF capabilities and activities in Space Situational Awareness (SSA), and to support the ADF's ability to develop and operate affordable miniature-satellite-based Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities that can provide a level of space self-reliance and resilience to support ADF operations. Additionally it will underpin UNSW's fundamental SSA research and provide education and training opportunities for ADF, and in particular the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in relation to the development and operation of a nanosatellite. The programme consists of two missions, launched approximately 1 year apart. The first mission, RAAF M1, is scheduled for launch readiness review in Q4 2017, less than a year after the programme Kick Off. Launch is currently schedule for Q1 2018. M1 will be a flight demonstration of several key technologies and operations for the main mission, M2. M1 aims to: · Deliver to the RAAF AIS / ADS-B capability across the globe using COTS AIS and ADS-B systems. · Test, validate and further develop Australian SSA capabilities by providing engineering design and performance data for the design of future passive radar systems to track LEO spacecraft. · Develop and demonstrate software defined radio ISR capability, which is used to support AIS and ADS-B monitoring and recording and GNSS SDR receive capability for passive LEO tracking. · Develop and demonstrate building-block technologies and CONOPS for future ADF space capabilities. · Build ADF expertise in specifying, developing/procuring and operating sovereign space assets. The RAAF M1 spacecraft will be a 3U Cubesat form factor with a nadir facing deployable payload module and two deployable solar arrays. As well as monitoring and recording AIS and ADS-B signals from ships and airplanes, the mission will demonstrate a number of new developments; bespoke mechanical design supporting a large deployable model, a custom UNSW Canberra flight computer, custom deployable antennae and custom software defined radio receivers. The programme demonstrates that a system such as this can be developed under a rapid design and development programme. The paper will provide an overview of the overall programme context, the objectives and the concept of operations of M1 and a status of progress to date of the spacecraft design, manufacture and verification against the rapid timeline.
AB - UNSW Canberra Space has undertaken a three-year research and development programme with the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to implement and operate two nano-satellite (cubesat) missions. The programme aims to support and enhance ADF capabilities and activities in Space Situational Awareness (SSA), and to support the ADF's ability to develop and operate affordable miniature-satellite-based Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities that can provide a level of space self-reliance and resilience to support ADF operations. Additionally it will underpin UNSW's fundamental SSA research and provide education and training opportunities for ADF, and in particular the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in relation to the development and operation of a nanosatellite. The programme consists of two missions, launched approximately 1 year apart. The first mission, RAAF M1, is scheduled for launch readiness review in Q4 2017, less than a year after the programme Kick Off. Launch is currently schedule for Q1 2018. M1 will be a flight demonstration of several key technologies and operations for the main mission, M2. M1 aims to: · Deliver to the RAAF AIS / ADS-B capability across the globe using COTS AIS and ADS-B systems. · Test, validate and further develop Australian SSA capabilities by providing engineering design and performance data for the design of future passive radar systems to track LEO spacecraft. · Develop and demonstrate software defined radio ISR capability, which is used to support AIS and ADS-B monitoring and recording and GNSS SDR receive capability for passive LEO tracking. · Develop and demonstrate building-block technologies and CONOPS for future ADF space capabilities. · Build ADF expertise in specifying, developing/procuring and operating sovereign space assets. The RAAF M1 spacecraft will be a 3U Cubesat form factor with a nadir facing deployable payload module and two deployable solar arrays. As well as monitoring and recording AIS and ADS-B signals from ships and airplanes, the mission will demonstrate a number of new developments; bespoke mechanical design supporting a large deployable model, a custom UNSW Canberra flight computer, custom deployable antennae and custom software defined radio receivers. The programme demonstrates that a system such as this can be developed under a rapid design and development programme. The paper will provide an overview of the overall programme context, the objectives and the concept of operations of M1 and a status of progress to date of the spacecraft design, manufacture and verification against the rapid timeline.
KW - ADS-B
KW - AIS
KW - Cubesat
KW - Nanosat
KW - RAAF
KW - SDR
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85051389238&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 9781510855373
T3 - Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC
SP - 5986
EP - 5994
BT - 68th International Astronautical Congress, IAC 2017
PB - International Astronautical Federation, IAF
Y2 - 25 September 2017 through 29 September 2017
ER -