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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.

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  • p. 8 …GUIDANCE, NAVIGATION AND CONTROL Guidance Navigation and Control (GN&C) subsystem key technologies and concepts have…
  • p. 9 …In order to develop a low mass C&DH, a lightweight and low power electronics packaging…
  • p. 10 …Passive thermal control will be used to keep the spacecraft electronics within 10°c of ambient…
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  • p. 32 …on Boeing 747, B-1 Lancer, or C-130 subsonic aircraft. Lightcraft takeoff masses no more…
  • p. 39 …the Boeing 747, B-1 Lancer, or C-130, appears to be an attractive alternative to…
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  • p. 53 …on small tactical airborne platforms like the C-130 transport, jet fighters, or Predator-class UAVs…
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  • p. 76 …B., Larson, C. W., and Kalliomaa, W. M. (2002), "A Status Report of the X-SOLR…
  • p. 77 …of the 6 th Int'! Symposium on Beamed Energy Propulsion, edited by C. R. Phipps, AIP…
01 November 2010
ICOD 30 August 2010
DIA-08-1011-001
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Defense
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Reference
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Defense Futures
Laser Lightcraft
Nanosatellites
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