Satellite-On-A-Chip Feasibility for Distributed Space Missions

摘要

A new dimension of space mission architecture design is emerging where hundreds to thousands of very small satellites will collectively perform missions in a distributed fashion. To support this architecture, high volume production of femto-scale satellites at low cost is required. This paper reports on the assessment of using SpaceChip, which is a monolithic 'satellite- on-a-chip' based on complementary metal-on-silicon (CMOS) technology, for limited distributed space missions.