SCOUT SPACE INC — Department of Defense STTR Phase I: AF21S-TCSO1
SCOUT SPACE INC — STTR Phase I award from Department of Defense.
- Amount
- $249,352
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Air Force
- Program / Phase
- STTR · Phase I
- Topic
- AF21S-TCSO1
- Solicitation
- X21.S
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- VA
- Period
- 2022-08-22 → 2023-01-23
Description
SCOUT is partnering with Florida Tech to apply the capabilities of flight-tested SCOUT-Vision (SV) SmallSat sensor payloads and software to significantly improving the fidelity of rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) measurements and control algorithm confidence during maneuvers where avoidance might be required, significantly enhancing spaceflight safety. SCOUT space-based observations will augment ground-based metric measurements of RPO capabilities to provide enhanced tracking and characterization of nearby objects, including unprecedented precision and accuracy on their position and orientation. SCOUT’s and Florida Tech's R&D will produce robust optical tracking and real-time orbital determination (RTOD) capabilities which will facilitate autonomous on-board assessment of risks and avoidance maneuver requirements.