Title :
The MDA MicroSatellite Target System (MTS) for DoD Radar Calibration
Author :
Guarnieri, Jason ; Hegemann, Greg ; Spanjers, Greg ; Winter, James ; Tolliver, Martin ; Summers, Jeff ; Cord, Greg
Author_Institution :
Air Force Res. Lab. (AFRL), Kirtland
Abstract :
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Advanced Systems Directorate (MDA/DV) is developing the MicroSatellite Target System (MTS) to research and develop the technologies necessary to build relatively inexpensive microsatellites for calibration of terrestrial radar. MTS-1 is designed to simulate reentry vehicle (RV) dynamics using the spacecraft (SC) Attitude Control System (ACS). The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorate is the executing agent for MTS under MDA sponsorship.
Keywords :
artificial satellites; attitude control; calibration; satellite tracking; target tracking; Advanced Systems Directorate; Air Force Research Laboratory; DoD radar calibration; MDA microsatellite target system; Missile Defense Agency; space vehicles directorate; spacecraft attitude control system; terrestrial radar; Aerospace engineering; Aluminum; Automotive engineering; Calibration; Costs; Laboratories; Payloads; Space vehicles; Spaceborne radar; Wheels;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace Conference, 2007 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Big Sky, MT
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0524-6
Electronic_ISBN :
1095-323X
DOI :
10.1109/AERO.2007.352750
