Year: 2011
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: A dedicated satellite mission is currently under development at the USC Space Engineering Research Center. Named “Aeneas,” (after the Trojan warrior who personifies duty and courage) the cubesat will be used to track cargo containers worldwide. To accomplish this feat, the satellite must maintain a 2-degree-accuracy surface track – the first of its kind in cubesat technology. This paper describes the requirements, design, implementation and tests to date in the areas of: flight dynamics, flight software, deployable spacecraft antenna, store-and-forward software, custom flight processor including MEMS gyroscopes, Doppler-based orbit determination enhancement and mobile ground station dish with helical feedhorn. Details are provided about the attitude control system and communications.
Language: English
Subfield: Aerospace Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: Office of Naval Research
OpenAlex ID: W65015066