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LINUSS [Lockheed Martin]
LINUSS (Lockheed Martins In-space Upgrade Satellite System) are two experimental 12U CubeSats by Lockheed Martin to demonstrate how small CubeSats can regularly upgrade satellite constellations to add timely new capabilities and extend spacecraft design lives.
LINUSS is a pair of LM-50 12U CubeSats designed to demonstrate how small satellites can serve an essential role in sustaining critical space architectures in any orbit. Developed using internal funding, LINUSS will be two of the most capable CubeSats in Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO). Part of Lockheed Martins LM 50 family of smallsats, both LINUSS spacecraft are the collaborative integration of the companys mission electro-optical payload deck with a next-generation 12U bus from Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, a Terran Orbital Company.
LINUSS mission is to validate essential maneuvering capabilities for Lockheed Martins future space upgrade and servicing missions, as well as to showcase miniaturized Space Domain Awareness capabilities. LINUSS also will demonstrate mature new onboard high-performance processing by Innoflight; low-toxicity propulsion by VACCO; and inertial measurement units, machine vision, 3-D printed components and SmartSat (transformational on-orbit software upgrade architecture) technologies by Lockheed Martin.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | Lockheed Martin |
| Contractors: | Lockheed Martin (prime), Tyvak (bus) |
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| Configuration: | CubeSat (12U) |
| Propulsion: | ? |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
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| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| LINUSS 1 (LINUS-A 1) | 2022-144G | 01.11.2022 | CCK LC-39A | Falcon-Heavy (Block 5)(px) | with Shepherd Demonstration (USA 339, USSF 44), LDPE 2, Tetra 1, Alpine, LINUSS 1, 2, USA 344, USA 399, USA 546, USA 547, USA 548, USA 551, USA 552, USA 553, USA 556, USA 557 | |
| LINUSS 2 (LINUS-A 2) | 2022-144H | 01.11.2022 | CCK LC-39A | Falcon-Heavy (Block 5)(px) | with Shepherd Demonstration (USA 339, USSF 44), LDPE 2, Tetra 1, Alpine, LINUSS 1, 2, USA 344, USA 399, USA 546, USA 547, USA 548, USA 551, USA 552, USA 553, USA 556, USA 557 |
Launch Sites:
- CCK = NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA
References:
- Lockheed Martin: Lockheed Martin LINUSS Small Satellites Ready For 2021 Launch, 10 August 2021
