Applications of the Petite Amateur Navy Satellite (PANSAT)
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Authors
Payne, Robert Andrew, Jr.
Subjects
Light satellite
Lightsat
Small satellite
Smallsat
Communications satellite
Low earth orbiting
Store and forward
Spread spectrum
Lightsat
Small satellite
Smallsat
Communications satellite
Low earth orbiting
Store and forward
Spread spectrum
Advisors
Wight, Randy Lee
Date of Issue
1992-09
Date
September 1992
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
This thesis provides an analysis of potential Petite Amateur Navy Satellite (PANSAT) system users. At a point in time where large satellite designers are just now beginning to focus their efforts towards capturing a portion of the rapidly expanding light satellite (lightsat) market, the Naval Postgraduate School is designing a lightsat unlike any which has been built before or will be built in the foreseeable future. A single PANSAT (or an entire constellation) can be lofted into orbit at a relatively low cost as a secondary payload on a variety of launch vehicles. Its design makes it an ideal system for providing store and forward communications to a large number of users at a fraction of the cost of most (if not all other) satellite systems. The long-term success of this program relies not only on the technical aspects of design and production but also on the Naval Postgraduate School's ability to create a satellite system that provides maximum utility to potential user communities yet to be explicitly defined.
Type
Thesis
Description
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Department
Space Studies Academic Group
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
Sponsors
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Format
91 p.
Citation
Distribution Statement
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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.