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Defense Intelligence Reference Document Laser Lightcraft Nanosatellites

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This Defense Intelligence Reference Document from the Defense Intelligence Agency, dated 1 November 2010, was produced under the Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications (AAWSA) Program. It describes nanosatellite technologies and proposes launching nanosats into orbit with laser Lightcraft propulsion. It also covers a weapon mission selection study and multi-megawatt laser options. The author recommends that the Department of Defense and NASA bring Lightcraft R&D back to the United States and restart the X-50LR flight demonstration program.

  • p. 8 …As the spacecraft rotates, a cone of coverage is formed. The sensor must be capable of…
  • p. 9 …Each section will generate 3.3 volts and rotate into and out of sunlight as a…
  • p. 31 …Appropriate rotation of a high-energy laser beam, emanating from a ground/sea-based laser, guides…
  • p. 32 …Appropriate rotation and translation of a high-energy laser beam, emanating from a moving aircraft, guides…
  • p. 41 …The antenna is a sparse, self-cohering array formed from a large number of picosats rotating…
  • p. 42 …These picosats are similar to those in the Rotating Picosat Swarm Array Radio Frequency Collector section…
  • p. 43 …The constellation/array implementation is similar to that of the preceding rotating swarm concepts, except that…
  • p. 47 …confocal unstable with rotating mirrors beam combining. • Magnification, M = 4. • Cavity length, L = 36.5 m…
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