Satellite CommunicationsArchitecture Identify Requirements Specify Architectures Determine Link Data Rates Design & Size each link Document your rationale
Spacecraft data processing requires microcomputers and interfaces that are functionally similar to desktop systems However, space systems require: Low power, volume, and mass High reliability and fault tolerance
Space Systems Laboratory Massachusetts Institute of Technology Introduction Introduction Objective : To compare the different imaging configurations for a To compare the different imaging configurations for a Separated Spacecraft Interferometer operating from an Separated Spacecraft Interferometer operating from an Earth’s orbit Earth’s orbit
Why Cost Estimation? Critically important part of system design Too high – lose the contract award Too low – over-run cost plus contracts, company loss on fixed price contracts