SBIR/STTR Research Award
Advanced Exoplanet Star Tracker for Orbit Self Determination
Award amount
$124,825Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2012Award details
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- Keystone Aerospace
- Proposal award date
- 2012-02-13
- Contract end date
- 2012-08-13
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- O4.02
Research abstract
This proposal puts forth an innovative star tracker hardware sensor that allows for autonomous calculation of a spacecraft's orbit by employing Doppler Spectroscopy and Astrometric techniques. The proposed advanced star tracker provides onboard deep space orbit self determination capabilities through the use of specialized reference stars that have exoplanet companions. The motion of exoplanets around a reference star's barycenter provides a stable, highly predictable natural signal pattern. An advanced exoplanet star tracker enhances mission capabilities for future manned and unmanned space vehicles as well as reducing Deep Space Network (DSN) tracking requirements and resources.
Technology keywords
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