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Published October 2022 | Version Published
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The Caltech Space Solar Power Demonstration One Mission

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  • 1. ROR icon California Institute of Technology
  • 2. ROR icon Jet Propulsion Lab

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.

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© 2022 IEEE.

Acknowledgement

This work is generously supported by the Caltech Space Solar Power Project. The Alba team thanks Colin Mann and Don Walker of the Aerospace Corporation, and the numerous collaborators who contributed solar cells for the flight experiment. The DOLCE team thanks Mr. Don Baxter and Sam Foroozan for their advice and guidance on the electrical system design for the payload, and Mr. John Maciejewski for his assistance in assembling the Avionics Box and DOLCE cable harness. The MAPLE team thanks Dr. Damon Russell for his advice on various aspects of designing and assembling electronic payloads for space. The SSPD-1 team thanks Mr. Derek Johnson and Mr. Szymd at ASI, Inc. for their contribution to the flight software and Mr Len Day for his advice and guidance on software development and testing. The SSPD-1 further thanks the Momentus Space team for their eagerness and support in getting SSPD-1 to flight.

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California Institute of Technology
Space Solar Power Project

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