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COOP
COOP [Microsat Systems]
COOP target objects [Microsat Systems]
COOP (Calibrated Orbiting Objects Project) is a Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Program to demonstrate techniques to improve discrimination capability and reduce countermeasures susceptibility. MicroSat Systems has created an innovative and low cost core bus design to support a space based-microsatellite target system. The simulated re-entry vehicle and decoys will fly in an orbit meant to emulate threat trajectories.
MicroSat Systems is developing the core spacecraft system, for which first intended use will be a flight mission incorporating a target simulation payload that will send down encrypted truth data to validate the data acquired using the Ballistic Missile Defense system.
COOP was manifested for a launch in 2009 into a low earth orbit, but did eventually not fly. Likely the project was cancelled.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Calibration |
| Operator: | MDA |
| Contractors: | Microsat Systems Inc. (MSI) |
| Equipment: | ? |
| Configuration: | ? |
| Propulsion: | ? |
| Power: | |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | |
| Orbit: | TBD |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOP | - | cancelled | EELV (Atlas-5 or Delta-4) | with ? |
References:
- Microsat Systems Inc. Website
- SatMagazine: MicroSat Systems Low Cost Satellites – Nanos, Minis and Micros Making Headway…, November 2007
