Small satellites refer to a new breed of smaller and computationally capable satellites, which serve as a ?faster, better, cheaper? means of realizing space missions. To ensure success of a small satellite mission, it is important that systems engineering be applied at the initial stages of the program formalization to provide a basis for defining mission strategies, managing requirements, risk analysis, performing design trades and estimating cost. The objective of this thesis is to formalize a small satellite mission plan while providing recommendations in areas involving design optimization, systems engineering, project management, cost modeling, subsystem design and selection. Finally, this thesis details the preliminary design of a conceptual ?MSUSAT? small satellite, using Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) components, from a systems engineering perspective. It explains the choice of orbit, payload and other subsystem components that are necessary to ensure that the mission fulfils its objective.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:MSSTATE/oai:scholarsjunction.msstate.edu:td-1322 |
| Date | 05 August 2006 |
| Creators | Murali, Naveen |
| Publisher | Scholars Junction |
| Source Sets | Mississippi State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | Theses and Dissertations |
Page generated in 0.0021 seconds