PULSARS swarm (Precision Ubiquitous Low-cost Synthetic Aperture Regional Satellites)
Programme Reference
23-P-M-TEC-02-d
Status
Closed
Country
United Kingdom
Start Date
2023
End Date
2024
Programme: Preparation Prime Contractor: Satellite Applications Catapult
Subcontractors:
Open Cosmos • Spain
Description
In this project, a feasibility study for the PULSARS geostationary CubeSat system has been carried out. This involves the definition of a public protection and disaster relief use case using the satellite C-band, evaluation of a 16U CubeSat platform, and investigation into the spacecraft and ground segment technology required for coherent beamforming using a swarm of 20 independent spacecrafts. PULSARS mission design and system architecture are proposed, as well as a programme of technology development, enabling the spacecraft to operate for a minimum of three years. Remaining technological and regulatory challenges have been identified to validate the system concept further.
• Application domain: Telecommunications
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Technology Domain:
06 - RF Subsystems, Payloads and Technologies
08 - System Design & Verification
06 - RF Subsystems, Payloads and Technologies
08 - System Design & Verification
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Competence Domain:
05 - End-to-end RF / Optical Systems / Products for Navigation, Comm., Remote Sensing
05 - End-to-end RF / Optical Systems / Products for Navigation, Comm., Remote Sensing
• Initial TRL: TRL N/A
• Target TRL: TRL N/A
• Achieved TRL: TRL N/A
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