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SMDC-TechSat
SMDC-TechSat [US Army]
SMDC-TechSat (Space Missile Defense Command - Technology Satellite) is technology satellite by the US Army Space and Missile Defense Command.
The 3U-CubeSat combines two key technologies on one spacecraft:
- a high power CubeSat architecture with articulated solar array
- a COTS high-performance parallel processing computer
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | US Army SMDC |
| Contractors: | Radiance Technologies, Inc. |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (3U) |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | 4 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 6 kg |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMDC-TechSat | - | with ? |
References:
- John R. Samson, Jr.: Dependable Multiprocessor (DM) – High Performance Computing for CubeSats
