Western Regional Space Grant Meeting

Oklahoma City, OK

29 September, 2007

The Hawaii Space Flight Laboratory

Hawaii Space Flight Lab

Collaborative program between the University of Hawaii’s School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) and College of Engineering (CoE).

Connections through the Hawaii Space Grant Consortium since 2001. CoE provides small satellite engineering experience

National Electrical Engineering Undergraduate Students

from the year 2003 and 2005. Engineering faculty specializing in nano- and micro-sat design.

SOEST provides instrumentation design and science applications

Faculty with instrument building experience. Faculty investigators on many NASA missions.

HSGC provides NASA support Network of 52 space grant consortia located in each State

as well as District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Grant funds for undergraduate and graduate fellowships. Connections to NASA Centers and NASA HQ through Office of Education.

The mission of HSFL is to:

promote innovative engineering and science research for terrestrial and planetary space missions

promote synergistic collaborations between educational, governmental, and corporate institutions interested in space exploration

develop, launch, and operate small spacecraft from the Hawaiian Islands to accelerate the validation of new space technologies

provide workforce training in all aspects of unmanned space missions

University Organization

UH System

UH Manoa

College ofEngineering

(CoE)

School of Oceanand Earth Science

and Technology(SOEST)

Hawaii Space Flight Laboratory

(HSFL)

WindwardCommunity College

KauaiCommunity College

Hawaii Space Grant Consortium

(HSGC)

HSFL Organization

Integration & Testing

Project-French,G.Facility-K. Kurokawa

Support:TBD

Instrument

Lead: K. HortonSystems: H.

Garbeil

Operations& Data

O&D Lead: TBD

O&D Assist: H. Garbeil

Ground Station

Lead: T. Nielsen

Support:TBD

Launch Vehicle

LV Lead: L. Flynn

LV Technical Monitors: J. Liller,

T. Maultsby

ManagementDirector: Luke FlynnCo-Director: Wayne ShiromaMissions Manager: Lloyd FrenchAdmin Lead: Judy RubanoContracts: Lenny Gouveia

Systems

B. WolfeJustin Akagi

Orbits

M. Jah - Oceanit

Software

S. StolperH. Garbeil

Structure

L. Yoneshige

Thermal

M. Kobayashi

C&DH

Jason Akagi

ACS

TBD

Power

E. Miller

Telecom

W. Shiroma

Payload –IHMS

NASA Ames/JPL

Payload -UV/Vis/IR

K. HortonH. Garbeil

Launch Support

LS Lead: T. Williams

LS Technical Monitor: S. Burley

Spacecraft

Manager: T. Sorensen

Systems Lead: B. Wolfe

Avionics Lead:Jason Akagi

Spacecraft

Partner with NASA Centers and others to advance small spacecraft design.

Design, build, launch, and operate 30-50-kg microsatellite that can be configured for a variety of science and educational tasks.

Support technology validation missions for NASA as well as other University or corporate missions.

Draw from cadre of EE and ME students in CoE CubeSat Group

UH Microsat ?~ microwave size

UH CubeSat

Size Comparison

UH CubeSat Team

Integration and Test

College of Engineering donates available clean room space

Vice Chancellor for Research and SOEST Dean allocate funds for clean room equipment.

Clean rooms in UH/POST will be used to assemble satellites. Systems integration Thermo-vac testing Vibration testing Electronics testing for launch

vehicle component integration

Ground Station

UH/HSFL maintains receiving stations that will be moved to roof of POST in 2007.

Ground station provides command and control broadcast as well as data downlink capabilities.

Mission Ops Center on POST 5th floor under development with UH support.

Back-up provided by PMRF

Launch Support

Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) Local launch facility and mission support Use existing launcher within PMRF

boundaries

Kauai Test Facility (KTF)/ Sandia National Lab

Experience with solid rockets and missile design. Heritage working with PMRF as on-site contractorSPARK-I: Space-borne Payload Assist Rocket – Kauai. Can send 150 kg to low-Earth orbit (400 km) Future SPARK-II: 300 kg to low-Earth orbitKTF will provide technology transfer to University of Hawaii

LEONIDAS Overview

LEONIDAS – Low Earth Orbit Nanosat Integrated Defense Autonomous Systems

LEONIDAS Project named after the Spartan King who led a small Greek force that held a much larger Persian army at bay at the Battle of Thermopylae.

Hawaii Objectives Develop and demonstrate small

orbital launch capability from PMRF Establish technical work force

development program Students following operations!!

LEONIDAS ???

LEONIDAS-1 Mission Scenario

LEONIDAS Mission #1 is designated as Science and Technology for the University (STU) #1.

LEONIDAS #1Mission Objectives: Remote Sensing and

Spacecraft Health MonitoringMission Duration: 1 – 1.5 yearsOrbit: 400 kmPayload Mass: ~140-150 kg

Rideshare Satellite - 50 kgUH satellite – 50 kgPAD (Payload Adapter and Deployer) ~ 30 kgCubeSats – 2 P-PODS – up to 6 cubes

LEONIDAS ??

STU-1 Mission Statement

The mission of the STU-1 launch is to demonstrate the ability of the SPARK I launch vehicle to deliver multiple payloads into a stable, low-earth orbit for Earth imaging and other experiments.

STU-1 Schedule

Launch Window Opens October, 2009

Future Prospects UH to become the gateway for university-class and small satellite space

access. Potential to relieve log-jam of national small satellite projects waiting for space validation of hardware.

UH to provide unique, one-of-a kind student training opportunities from spacecraft design to launch to on-orbit operations.

Reliable, low-cost access to Earth orbit for small payloads. Total cost is $9.0 million/launch inclusive of range costs.

Workforce development and training spawning hi-technology activities on many islands.

• UH currently has 70% retention rate of Native Hawaiian students in Engineering (highest at UH) – we expect even more student involvement in future!• 6 Native Hawaiian students (2 women) designing the first LEONIDAS satellite

HSFL Small Satellite Student Design Team

Benefits to State

State Economic Infrastructure 2-6 planned launch activities beginning in 2011 will require

infrastructure support network for satellite and rocket components At least 60 new technical jobs related to aerospace

6 new HSFL-related program management teams at PMRF consisting of 3 people

3 launch crews of 15 technicians each ?? More positions for telemetry and range support

Windward Community College Offers Associate Degree in Aerospace serving as a pipeline to HSFL

programs. Aerospace Lab will serve as outreach and educational component of

HSFL. Dr. Joseph Ciotti will lead effort. Upgrades to Windward CC Aerospace Lab will serve as “virtual”

Mission Control Center for the HSFL. Kauai Community College

Training program established through Kauai CC High paying, high technology jobs for State residents