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LM Awarded USAF Contract For Nanosatellites
Denver CO (SPX) Aug 03, 2006 Lockheed Martin announced Wednesday that the Air Force Research Laboratory's Space Vehicles Directorate has chosen the company to provide engineering design and development support for the Autonomous Nanosatellite Guardian Evaluating Local Space satellite program. The contract, valued at $8 million, will extend the ANGELS Phase 3 basic effort from Preliminary Design Review through Critical Design Review, running from August 2006 through August 2007. Following completion of the CDR, the Air Force will pursue a follow-on contract for production of a protoflight unit. ANGELS will provide the Air Force with an innovative nanosatellite solution for independent localized space situational awareness and anomaly characterization of a host satellite. A demonstration flight is scheduled for late 2008 or early 2009. "We are very pleased that the Air Force Research Laboratory has uniquely selected our team to continue development of this highly innovative technology that will lead to significant improvements in nanosatellite capability in space," said Rick Ambrose, LM Space Systems vice president of Surveillance and Navigation Systems. "Our experienced team and innovative design work, incorporating risk reduction throughout the development and design phases of this program, will help enable next-generation capabilities for the Air Force to execute space situational awareness missions of interest," Ambrose added. The AFRL is located at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. LM Space Systems, together with its teammates Space Dynamics Laboratory, a division of the Utah State University Research Foundation in Logan, Utah; the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory of Cambridge, Mass.; Space Micro Inc. of San Diego, Calif., and LM Integrated Systems and Solutions in Valley Forge, Pa., will support the ANGELS Phase 3 development program. Phase 3 efforts will include detailed design and analyses to assure that the ANGELS system can execute the mission within the programmatic objectives and cost constraints. "The AFRL is excited to be working with the Lockheed Martin team as we move into the next phase of this program," said Capt. Luke Sauter, Air Force Research Laboratory ANGELS Program Manager. "During the Phase 3 Basic effort, Lockheed Martin and its teammates clearly demonstrated innovative solutions and a solid understanding of the mission concepts of operation that will support the ANGELS space situational awareness technology demonstration," Sauter added. CommunityEmail This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Lockheed Martin Microsat News and Nanosat News at SpaceMart.com
Russian Rocket Crash Destroys Montana EaRth Orbiting Pico-Explorer Satellite
Bozeman MT (SPX) Jul 31, 2006The first satellite built in Montana was destroyed July 26 when the Soviet-era intercontinental ballistic missile it was riding on crashed shortly after liftoff in Kazakhstan. |
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