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Mission Design

Every mission starts with a question: where does the spacecraft need to be, and when? We turn your objectives into an orbit, a coverage plan and a concept of operations you can defend at a design review.

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End-to-end imaging satellite mission architectureA ground station with a four-element X-band monopulse tracking array radiates computed sum and difference antenna patterns to a 3U CubeSat in low Earth orbit. The CubeSat radiates an X-band downlink pattern back to the ground and images the Earth through a sensor cone. A two-stage launch vehicle climbs an ascent trajectory to orbit above a photographic Earth limb. ΣΔ Launch & TrajectoryKnow your margins beforethe vehicle leaves the pad.LEARN MORE → Ground & OperationsStay in contact for thelife of the mission.LEARN MORE → Communications & RFClose the link and getyour data to the ground.LEARN MORE → Spacecraft SystemsA spacecraft that points,thinks and stays stable.LEARN MORE → Payloads & DataSensors sized to the science,data turned into answers.LEARN MORE → Mission DesignOrbits proven to hit yourcoverage goals, early.LEARN MORE →

How We Help

  • Orbit selection and trade studies
  • Access, coverage and revisit analysis
  • Constellation and formation design
  • Mission simulation in NASA GMAT
  • Concept of operations and requirements

Tools We Bring

Coverage Analysis Tool

Satellite coverage analysis for mission planning and ground station placement.

OrbitLink 6DOF

High-fidelity six-degree-of-freedom launch vehicle simulation in Rust, fast enough for large Monte Carlo dispersion campaigns.

Other Mission Areas

Launch & Trajectory Spacecraft Systems Communications & RF Ground & Operations Payloads & Data All Services

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