Artist’s impression of the CACI/York Space DemoSat scheduled to launch in January 2023. (Credit: CACI)
CACI International, a U.S. protection contractor, plans to demonstrate a supporting navigation know-how for army use as a part of its DemoSat launch in January 2023.
CACI will launch two demonstration payloads on a York Space Systems satellite tv for pc scheduled to fly to low Earth orbit in January aboard the SpaceX Transporter 7 rideshare.
The payload will include an alternate positioning, navigation and timing resolution that can work in a contested area area. It is designed to support slightly than substitute GPS.
The know-how is two-way time switch and clock modeling know-how. Two-way time switch has been used for years on the bottom. Two-way time switch in area means the satellite tv for pc sends a timing sign and a receiver on the bottom or aboard an plane sends a sign concurrently again to the satellite tv for pc. The low measurement, weight and energy (SWaP) space-based PNT is predicted to considerably enhance multi-platform distant sensing.
If the experiment is profitable, CACI plans to supply the two-way time switch PNT service to the army and different authorities businesses.
CACI has accomplished the vital design evaluation for the DemoSat. CACI and its associate York Space Systems will even demonstrate a tactical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (TacISR) payload. The TacISR payload identifies and captures key indicators of curiosity and operates with CACI’s Beast floor receiver to demonstrate real-time radiofrequency geolocation for deployed U.S. forces.
“CACI expertise, systems, and technology help our customers maintain dominance in the increasingly contested space environment,” mentioned Mike Hale, govt vice chairman of CACI’s Advanced Solutions Group. “We are very proud that CACI is launching a DemoSat payload into orbit – distinguishing our mission technology and transformative solutions for customer success.”