{"id":7779,"date":"2024-01-16T17:38:54","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T09:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/lockheed-martins-smartsat-equipped-satellite-uploads-new-mission-while-on-orbit\/"},"modified":"2024-01-16T17:38:54","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T09:38:54","slug":"lockheed-martins-smartsat-equipped-satellite-uploads-new-mission-while-on-orbit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/lockheed-martins-smartsat-equipped-satellite-uploads-new-mission-while-on-orbit\/","title":{"rendered":"Lockheed Martin&#8217;s SmartSat Equipped Satellite Uploads New Mission While On-Orbit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/lo_C_638409800540582745.jpg\" width=\"712\" height=\"377\" alt=\"Lockheed Martin's SmartSat Equipped Satellite Uploads New Mission While On-Orbit\" class=\"imageload removeImageattr\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/lo_C_638409800540582745.jpg\" style=\"\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/lo_C_638409800540582745.jpg\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"712\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"377\"><\/p>\n<p>Much like driving a new car out of the lot, satellites that are launched into space see their onboard systems begin aging once they are just three inches off the ground. Once a satellite is on-orbit, or reached its target position in space, its operators work within the mission-defined parameters incorporated during the spacecraft\u2019s production with little to no ability to adjust to changing mission needs.<\/p>\n<p>Realizing the need for satellites to adapt to changing mission needs quickly in dynamic environments and stay relevant for the long haul, <strong>Lockheed Martin<\/strong> developed SmartSat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why SmartSat Matters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Built into satellites during initial development, <strong>SmartSat<\/strong> is a software-defined satellite architecture that lets users upload capability and assign new missions to satellites post-launch, on-orbit. This capability breathes new life into satellites, allowing them to adapt to changing mission needs and extending their operational relevance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThink of SmartSat as being similar to a software update for your smartphone. New features can be added to existing hardware thanks to an \u2018over-the-air\u2019 software push from the manufacturer,\u201d said <strong>Eric Brown<\/strong>, vice president, of Mission Strategy &amp; Advanced Capabilities at Lockheed Martin Space. \u201cWith SmartSat, Lockheed Martin has developed a capability to adjust satellite missions through software updates that dynamically adapt to mission needs in near real-time by mission operators and decision-makers on the ground. This can be a game changer for our military.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>LM LINUSS and: A Real-Life SmartSat Example<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recently, Lockheed Martin collaborated with the Filecoin Foundation to demonstrate a space-to-ground communication use case for Interplanetary File System (IPFS), a decentralized protocol for storing and sharing data that uses content-addressing to uniquely identify files. The demo helped identify applications for future deep-space communications.<\/p>\n<p>The demo uploads IPFS software on one of the already-on-orbit, SmartSat-enabled, LM LINUSS satellites. Earlier in 2023, the LM LINUSS demonstrated how CubeSats could maneuver and perform on-orbit satellite servicing. During the IPFS demo in late 2023, SmartSat successfully transmitted data back and forth between Earth and an orbiting LM LINUSS CubeSat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SmartSat Enables Next-gen Digital Satellites<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In addition to supporting dynamically evolving mission needs, SmartSat-enabled satellites are equipped with a number of advanced technologies that build upon resilience, autonomy, and efficiency. These technologies enable satellites to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Better detect and defend<\/strong> against cyber threats autonomously, while on-board cyber defenses can be updated regularly to address new threats.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reset themselves faster, diagnose issues with greater precision<\/strong> and back each other up when needed, significantly enhancing resiliency.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Process more data in orbit<\/strong> so they can beam down just the most critical and relevant information\u2014saving bandwidth costs and reducing the burden on ground station analysts, and ultimately opening the door for tomorrow&#8217;s data centers in space.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cSmartSat and its core capabilities will be a key enabler of future mission needs that can reduce lifecycle costs while increasing innovation,\u201d Brown added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Orbit Today to Address Tomorrow\u2019s Needs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>SmartSat\u2019s mission flexibility, enhancement, and resiliency capability is already on orbit today. SmartSat is part of several Lockheed Martin demonstrator satellites, including one Pony Express 1 satellite, launched in 2019, and the LM LINUSS satellites launched in 2022. It is also hosted on about 10 Space Development Agency Transport Layer Tranche 0 satellites launched in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Soon, SmartSat is expected to launch on two Pony Express 2 satellites and the company\u2019s Tactical Satellite demonstrator. The digital satellite enabler is also scheduled to launch on the U.S. Space Force\u2019s three future Missile Track Custody LM 400 satellites, as well as all future LM 400s on the mid-sized satellite\u2019s production line.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe recognize that space is a constantly changing environment and that our customer&#8217;s missions can rapidly evolve,\u201d says Brown. \u201cSmartSat enables our warfighters to adapt to any changes with a simple software upload to any SmartSat-equipped satellite.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wait&#8230; You Can Update Space Hardware, Too<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>SmartSat on its own provides tremendous power to future satellites, but when you combine it with the capability to augment space hardware, it\u2019s a true game-changer for extending the relevant life of a satellite.<\/p>\n<p>Enter Lockheed Martin\u2019s Augmentation System Port INterface (ASPIN), an innovative interface that can allow on-orbit servicing SmallSats to dock with larger spacecraft to add new hardware. To further support the on-orbit servicing industry, in 2022, Lockheed Martin also introduced the Mission Augmentation Port (MAP) open-source non-proprietary interface industry standard for spacecraft docking.<\/p>\n<p>An ASPIN docking port is intended as a standard feature of the evolved Lockheed Martin LM2100 bus, which will onramp to future LM2100 and other space vehicles, and as part our tendered bid to JP9102.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCombined, SmartSat and ASPIN will be key enablers for evolving satellites to address future mission needs while reducing lifecycle costs,\u201d Brown added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Much like driving a new car out of the lot, satellites that are launched into space see their onboard systems begin aging once they are just three inches off the ground. 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