Standardized Satellite Harness for Plug and Play Interface

MicroSat Systems Inc. proposes creation of a Standardize Satellite Harness (SSH) specification with a Plug and Play Interface (PPI) to address development timelines of R&D satellites and to quickly field the tactical space assets with mission specific payload suites. The PPI provides an enveloping capacity of conductor varieties for use by an array of payload suites. One implementation approach to the responsive missions is to have a “core bus” that is capable of performing a range of possible missions with various payload suites. The “core bus” would have all harnessing pertaining to its functions as well as the core bus side of the PPI. Upon determination of the mission and associated payload components, the payload and the payload side of the PPI would be physically mated to the core bus. This allows for a “core bus” to be quickly integrated with a specific payload suite and its wire harness which uses only the conductors required for that defined set of components via common connectors at the PPI.