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Operational Guidelines for Small Satellites

New Work Item ProposalBerlin, GEMay 2011

Dr. David Finkleman

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ISSUE

• Small satellites proliferate as secondary payloads on many major mission launches

• Small satellites have meager maneuver and communication capabilities

• Small satellites occasionally remain in very long lived orbits

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PROPOSED WORK

• GUIDANCE FOR ACCEPTABLE ORBITAL OPERATING REGIMES BASED ON:– OBSERVABILITY– MANEUVERABILITY (ACTIVE OR

PASSIVE)– COMMUNICATIONS, GUIDANCE, AND

CONTROL– POPULATION OF SIGNIFICANT

SPACECRAFT AND DEBRIS