| Sol No.: |
Navy SBIR FY2018.1 |
| Topic No.: |
N181-090 |
| Topic Title: |
Rapidly Integrated Tactical Communications Payload |
| Proposal No.: |
N181-090-0056 |
| Firm: |
Space Micro Inc.
10237 Flanders Court
San Diego, California 92121 |
| Contact: |
David Strobel |
| Phone: |
(858) 332-0700 |
| Web Site: |
http://www.spacemicro.com/ |
| Abstract: |
Space Micro will develop a novel tactical communications payload for small commercial satellites that enables communications with tactical users without the need for new radio terminals or modifications on ships, aircraft, or other platforms. |
| Benefits: |
The benefit will be dramatically increased communications with the warfighter. No new radio terminals will be required. The initial insertion would be Navy MUOS follow-on. Virtually any DoD spacecraft systems using hosted payloads would also be potential users. The technologies developed under this topic can be applied to a variety of commercial SmallSat missions that are currently in design and development. A number of commercial space firms have stated plans or already begun to develop large communications satellite missions in LEO. |