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The New Millenium Program ST-5 Mission: Nanosatellite Constellation TrailblazerNASA's New Millenium Program has recently selected the Nanosatellite Constellation Trailblazer (NCT) as its fifth mission (ST-5). NCT will consist of 3 small, very capable and highly autonomous satellites which will be operated as a single "constellation" with minimal ground operations support. Each spacecraft will be approximately 40 cm in diameter by 20 cm in height and weigh only 20 kg. These small satellites will incorporate 8 new technologies essential to the further miniaturization of space science spacecraft which need space flight validation. In this talk we will describe in greater detail the NCT mission concept and goals, the exciting new technologies it will validate, and the role of miniaturized particles and fields sensors in this project. Finally, NCT's pathfinder function for such future NASA missions as Magnetotail Constellation and Inner Magnetosphere Constellation will be discussed.
Document ID
20000011099
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Other
Authors
Slavin, James A.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD United States)
Date Acquired
August 19, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1999
Subject Category
Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance
Meeting Information
Meeting: 1999 Fall American Geophysical Union Meeting
Location: San Francisco, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: January 1, 1999
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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