Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
On January 29, 2016, the Space Station Integrated Kinetic Launcher for Orbital Payload Systems (SSIKLOPS), known as "Cyclops" to the International Space Station (ISS) community, deployed Lonestar from the ISS. The deployment of Lonestar, a collaboration between Texas A&M University and the University of Texas at Austin, continued to showcase the simplicity and reliability of the Cyclops deployment system. Cyclops, a NASA-developed, dedicated 10-100 kg class ISS SmallSat deployment system, utilizes the Japanese airlock and robotic systems to seamlessly insert SmallSats into orbit. This paper will illustrate Cyclops' successful deployment of Lonestar from the ISS as well as outline its concept of operations, interfaces, requirements, and processes.
Keywords:
Spacecraft Design, Testing and Performance
Type:
SSC16-II-04
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JSC-CN-36516
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AIAA Small Satellite Conference; Aug 06, 2016 - Aug 11, 2016; Logan, UT; United States
Format:
application/pdf
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