The Caltech Space Solar Power Demonstration One Mission
Austin Fikes, E. E. Gdoutos, M. Klezenberg, Alex Ayling, Oren S. Mizrahi, Jonathan Sauder, C. Sommer, Alan Truong, Alexander Wen, Amber E. Wu, Richard Madonna, Harry A. Atwater, Ali Hajimiri, Sergio Pellegrino
Abstract
This paper describes Caltech's Space Solar Power Demonstration One (SSPD-1) payload and upcoming mission on Momentus Space Vigoride 5. SSPD-1 is comprised of three experiments each of which demonstrates the performance of a key technology piece in the space environment. We describe the goals of SSPD-1. The three experiments - Alba, DOLCE and MAPLE are discussed. The launch of SSPD-1 is scheduled for November 6, 2022 on Space X's Transporter 6 mission.
Topics & Concepts
Payload (computing)Space (punctuation)Aerospace engineeringPower (physics)PhysicsComputer scienceEngineeringElectrical engineeringOperating systemNetwork packetQuantum mechanicsComputer networksolar cell performance optimizationEnergy Harvesting in Wireless NetworksSpacecraft Design and Technology