Naval Postgraduate School
Dudley Knox Library
NPS Dudley Knox Library
View Item 
  •   Calhoun Home
  • Faculty and Researchers
  • Faculty and Researchers' Publications
  • View Item
  •   Calhoun Home
  • Faculty and Researchers
  • Faculty and Researchers' Publications
  • View Item
  • How to search in Calhoun
  • My Accounts
  • Ask a Librarian
JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

Browse

All of CalhounCollectionsThis Collection

My Account

LoginRegister

Statistics

Most Popular ItemsStatistics by CountryMost Popular Authors

Coach Class to Orbit: the NPS CubeSat Launcher

Thumbnail
Download
Icon-Coach Class to Orbit-- the NPS CubeSat Launcher.pdf (242.3Kb)
IconSSC09-X-9.pdf (1.204Mb)
Download Record
Download to EndNote/RefMan (RIS)
Download to BibTex
Author
Hicks, Christina
DeJesus, Adam
Harris, Anthony
Crook, Matt
Rossberg, Felix
Sakoda, Daniel
Panholzer, Rudolf
Newman, James
Date
2009-08
Metadata
Show full item record
Abstract
To meet the challenge of improving CubeSat access to space, a team of graduate students at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) is developing the NPS CubeSat Launcher (NPSCuL). NPSCuL is an enabling technology that seeks to utilize excess capacity on US launch vehicles to provide CubeSat developers with routine, high capacity, low-cost access to space. The launcher currently integrates eight Cal Poly Poly-Picosatellite Orbital Deployers (P-PODs) with a deployment sequencer in a simple structure. NPSCuL will be able to accommodate up to twenty four units of CubeSat volume on a single launch using only one ESPA-class payload interface. This capability has the potential to advance US space technology and ensure that the next generation of US space professionals will remain on the cutting edge of very small satellite development. A flight-qualified NPSCuL is expected to be complete in late 2009 with a potential launch as early as August of 2010. NPSCuL provides “coach-class-to-orbit:” a high-capacity, low-cost way to deliver CubeSats to space that is consistent with US launch capability, the CubeSat specification, the needs of the growing CubeSat community, and US national interests.
Description
Publication: AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites
 
 
Session X: The Smaller Elements
 
Rights
This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/10945/37306
Collections
  • Faculty and Researchers' Publications
  • Space Systems Academic Group Publications

Related items

Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.

  • Thumbnail

    NPS CubeSat launcher design, process and requirements 

    Crook, Matthew R. (Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2009-06);
    Access to space has always been a challenge, especially for organizations with limited budgets. In the last decade a group of universities has overcome many of the obstacles associated with placing experiments on orbit ...
  • Thumbnail

    Prototype design and mission analysis for a small satellite exploiting environmental disturbances for attitude stabilization 

    Polat, Halis C. (Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2016-03);
    In order to accomplish complex and sophisticated missions, small satellites, particularly CubeSat, need a robust and accurate attitude control system. Due to the mass- and volume-constrained design environment of CubeSat, ...
  • Thumbnail

    Survey, Statistical Analysis and Classification of Launched CubeSat Missions with Emphasis on the Attitude Control Method 

    Polat, Halis C.; Virgili-Llop, Josep; Romano, Marcello (2016-10);
    CubeSat missions have evolved, becoming increasingly capable and complex since their first launch. Rela- tively high adoption rates and advances in technology allow mission developers to choose from different orbital ...
NPS Dudley Knox LibraryDUDLEY KNOX LIBRARY
Feedback

411 Dyer Rd. Bldg. 339
Monterey, CA 93943
circdesk@nps.edu
(831) 656-2947
DSN 756-2947

    Federal Depository Library      


Start Your Research

Research Guides
Academic Writing
Ask a Librarian
Copyright at NPS
Graduate Writing Center
How to Cite
Library Liaisons
Research Tools
Thesis Processing Office

Find & Download

Databases List
Articles, Books & More
NPS Theses
NPS Faculty Publications: Calhoun
Journal Titles
Course Reserves

Use the Library

My Accounts
Request Article or Book
Borrow, Renew, Return
Tech Help
Remote Access
Workshops & Tours

For Faculty & Researchers
For International Students
For Alumni

Print, Copy, Scan, Fax
Rooms & Study Spaces
Floor Map
Computers & Software
Adapters, Lockers & More

Collections

NPS Archive: Calhoun
Restricted Resources
Special Collections & Archives
Federal Depository
Homeland Security Digital Library

About

Hours
Library Staff
About Us
Special Exhibits
Policies
Our Affiliates
Visit Us

NPS-Licensed Resources—Terms & Conditions
Copyright Notice

Naval Postgraduate School

Naval Postgraduate School
1 University Circle, Monterey, CA 93943
Driving Directions | Campus Map

This is an official U.S. Navy Website |  Please read our Privacy Policy Notice  |  FOIA |  Section 508 |  No FEAR Act |  Whistleblower Protection |  Copyright and Accessibility |  Contact Webmaster

Export search results

The export option will allow you to export the current search results of the entered query to a file. Different formats are available for download. To export the items, click on the button corresponding with the preferred download format.

A logged-in user can export up to 15000 items. If you're not logged in, you can export no more than 500 items.

To select a subset of the search results, click "Selective Export" button and make a selection of the items you want to export. The amount of items that can be exported at once is similarly restricted as the full export.

After making a selection, click one of the export format buttons. The amount of items that will be exported is indicated in the bubble next to export format.