Above the cloud computing: applying cloud computing principles to create an orbital services model

Straub, Jeremy; Mohammad, Atif Farid; Berk, Josh; Nervold, Anders

doi:10.1117/12.2018466

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“…The next section discusses some specific additional services that could potentially be bought, sold or exchanged via the OSM; this section expands on the OSM service procurement / exchange process described in [2], augmenting it both in 978-1-4799-1622-1114/$31.00 ©2014 IEEE 2 terms of specifics of operation and extending it to support additional types of services.…”

Section: Extension Of the Orbital Servicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The use of the OSM for communications was discussed in [2]. The OSM, in the communications context, could be utilized to allow spacecraft to be equipped with short-range radios capable of high-bandwidth transmission.…”

Section: Communicationsmentioning

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“…The use of the OSM for imaging and sensing was discussed in [2]. The imaging and sensing use was initially selected due to the potential to immediately increase the temporal resolution of a spacecraft system and/or facilitate concurrent imaging (or sensing) at multiple locations, like might be required for certain missions (such as the QB50 concept [4]).…”

Section: Imaging / Sensingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In [2], a model was presented where a collection of spacecraft would collaborate to perform missions that required technical capabilities beyond that of any one of the component craft. This synergistic outcome was produced via the distribution of tasks between multiple spacecraft with different capabilities and configurations.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…An orbital services model has been proposed in [1,2] which proposes to use cloud-computing methodologies to facilitate collaborative space missions via the creation of a framework for communication and providing and consuming services from other spacecraft. Under the proposed model, a spacecraft might use the imaging or other capabilities of other spacecraft to augment its own capabilities.…”

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Extending the orbital services model beyond computing, communications and sensing

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2014

2014 IEEE Aerospace Conference

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An orbital services model has previously been proposed which is conceptualized in terms of providing orbital services related to a remote sensing mission, typical of a sensornet (e.g., computing, communications and sensing services). This model, however, can be extended to support additional services provided in the orbital environment, which could become available in the near to mid-term future.Examples of these services include power (such as might be provided by a solar power satellite), physical servicing (such as described by the DARPA Phoenix project and others), orbital maneuvering or raising and actuation of other remote craft capabilities.This paper considers the prospective mission capabilities that could be delivered by third-party providers and presents a collaborative mission approach based on the use of these orbital services, instead of or in addition to onboard craft capabilities. It also considers a virtual orbital mission, where an organization conducts a space mission without physically building, launching or owning a space asset, through the use of service procurement from vendors.A pathway to the implementation of this orbital services model is discussed highlighting technical, legal and commercial hurdles that must be overcome to enable this mission approach. A qualitative evaluation of the benefits that could prospectively be provided is undertaken. Also included is a value model which could be used to quantitatively evaluate the approach's suitability (benefits versus costs) for a particular mission concept.

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Section: Extension Of the Orbital Servicesmentioning

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Section: Communicationsmentioning

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Section: Imaging / Sensingmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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