PULSARS swarm (Precision Ubiquitous Low-cost Synthetic Aperture Regional Satellites)
Programme
Preparation
Programme Reference
23-P-M-TEC-02-d
Prime Contractor
Satellite Applications Catapult
Subcontractors
Open Cosmos
Spain
Start Date
End Date
Status
Closed
Country
United Kingdom
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
Technology Domain
06 - RF Subsystems, Payloads and Technologies
08 - System Design & Verification
Competence Domain
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
Public Document
Executive Summary