SMDC-ONE 1, ..., 10
SMDC-ONE [US Army]
SMDC-ONE (Space Missile Defense Command - Operational Nanosatellite Effect) is a program to develop a small experimental communications satellite constellation for the US Army.
The mission objectives are:
- Demonstrate the ability to rapidly design and develop militarily relevant low cost spacecraft.
- Receive packetized data from multiple Unattended Ground Sensors (UGS). Transmit that data to ground stations within the SMDC-ONE ground track.
- Provide real time voice and text message data relay to and from field deployed tactical radio systems.
- Demonstrate SMDC-ONE operational life time of 12 months or longer.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communications |
| Operator: | US Army |
| Contractors: | Miltec |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (3U) |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 1 year |
| Mass: | 4 kg |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMDC-ONE 1 | 08.12.2010 | CC SLC-40 | Falcon-9 v1.0 | with Dragon C1, QbX 1, QbX 2, Mayflower-Caerus, Perseus 000, Perseus 001, Perseus 002, Perseus 003 | |
| SMDC-ONE 2 | with ? | ||||
| SMDC-ONE 3 | with ? | ||||
| SMDC-ONE 4 | with ? | ||||
| SMDC-ONE 5 | with ? | ||||
| SMDC-ONE 6 | with ? | ||||
| SMDC-ONE 7 | with ? | ||||
| SMDC-ONE 8 | with ? |
