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DSE 1, 2, 3
Trailblazer [SpaceDev]
DSE similar
From 2005 to 2007 SpaceDev was working for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on the DSE (Distributed Sensing Experiment), a cluster of three microsats to perform tracking of ballistic targets. They were to work in tandem, to provide more capability than a single larger satellite.
The program was cancelled in 2007, but in 2008, ORS funded SpaceDev to modify one of the DSE satellites under the designation Trailblazer as test payload for the Falcon-1 launch vehicle.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | MDA |
| Contractors: | SpaceDev |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | MMB-100 Bus |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 83.5 kg |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DSE 1 | - | modified | with DSE 2, DSE 3 / modified as Trailblazer | |||
| DSE 2 | - | cancelled | with DSE 1, DSE 3 | |||
| DSE 3 | - | cancelled | with DSE 1, DSE 2 |
References:
- Bill Jackson, Sierra Nevada Corporation: A New Paradigm for Responsive Space Missions
- SpaceRef: SpaceDev Introduces Low Cost Modular Microsatellite
- SpaceDev: SpaceDev small satellites
