Mission Statement
Demonstrate rapid, plug-n-play integration and operation of two small satellites, one of which is capable of autonomous rendezvous, visual inspection, and crosslink with the other. The cross link will enable differential GPS, radio ranging, and measurements of charged particle densities in the Earth's ionosphere.
Mission Objectives
- Rapid plug-n-play assembly and integration of two spacecraft
- Rendezvous and proximity operations of a chaser satellite with target
- Capability for relative satellite navigation using radio crosslink
- Evaluating effectiveness of the Inspector Satellite Imaging System (ISIS)
- Characterization of ionospheric interference on radio crosslink transmissions