Strategies for the Canadian Smallsat Program
Abstract
Canadian industry working together with government representatives have evolved a strategic approach to defining a proposed Canadian Smallsat Program. The strategy is outlined and a framework is established for subsequent papers on industrial infrastructure and specific missions. The strategic objective is to establish a national capability, providing international leadership, and being a low-cost fast-response supplier in providing total system solutions. A major element of the strategy is a vertically integrated, low cost, team approach combining the expertise of various centers of excellence to provide an end-to-end systems capability. This expertise will address Canadian needs but will be export focused. It is proposed that Canada support a series of missions to establish the industrial infrastructure and demonstrate these capabilities. In selecting the missions, consideration is given to the commercial market factors, but scientific interest in smallsats is also recognized.
- Publication:
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Canadian Space Agency, CASI Conference on Astronautics
- Pub Date:
- November 1993
- Bibcode:
- 1993casi.proc..153S
- Keywords:
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- Aerospace Technology Transfer;
- Canadian Space Program;
- Small Scientific Satellites;
- Aerospace Industry;
- Project Management;
- Astronautics (General)