M42 Technologies, LLC — National Aeronautics and Space Administration SBIR Phase I: S3.05
M42 Technologies, LLC — SBIR Phase I award from National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Amount
- $124,932
- Agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Topic
- S3.05
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- WA
- Period
- 2016-06-10 → 2016-12-09
Description
M42 Technologies proposes to develop a RF based crosslink with relative navigation and time transfer capabilities to enable autonomous precision formation flying (PFF) of spacecraft as small as nanosatellites (1 to 10 kg). The solution consists of a multi-channel software defined radio (SDR), small aperture antenna and innovative signaling and processing to enable CubeSat scaled spacecraft to measure positions with millimeter-level precision positioning thereby providing new capabilities such as autonomous rendezvous and docking (AR&D), and precision formation flying (PFF) both for human and robotic exploration missions. To improve navigation, the system also distributes time and frequency to enable cooperative and collaborative space science missions.