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Spacecraft design project: High latitude communications satelliteThe spacecraft design project was part of AE-4871, Advanced Spacecraft Design. The project was intended to provide experience in the design of all major components of a satellite. Each member of the class was given primary responsibility for a subsystem or design support function. Support was requested from the Naval Research Laboratory to augment the Naval Postgraduate School faculty. Analysis and design of each subsystem was done to the extent possible within the constraints of an eleven week quarter and the design facilities (hardware and software) available. The project team chose to evaluate the design of a high latitude communications satellite as representative of the design issues and tradeoffs necessary for a wide range of satellites. The High-Latitude Communications Satellite (HILACS) will provide a continuous UHF communications link between stations located north of the region covered by geosynchronous communications satellites, i.e., the area above approximately 60 N latitude. HILACS will also provide a communications link to stations below 60 N via a relay Net Control Station (NCS), which is located with access to both the HILACS and geosynchronous communications satellites. The communications payload will operate only for that portion of the orbit necessary to provide specified coverage.
Document ID
19910001726
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Authors
Josefson, Carl (Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, CA, United States)
Myers, Jack (Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, CA, United States)
Cloutier, Mike (Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, CA, United States)
Paluszek, Steve (Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, CA, United States)
Michael, Gerry (Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, CA, United States)
Hunter, Dan (Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, CA, United States)
Sakoda, Dan (Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, CA, United States)
Walters, Wes (Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, CA, United States)
Johnson, Dennis (Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, CA, United States)
Bauer, Terry (Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
December 1, 1989
Subject Category
Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance
Report/Patent Number
NASA-CR-186689
NAS 1.26:186689
Accession Number
91N11039
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NASW-4435
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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