SMALLER SATELLITES OPERATIONSNEAR GEOSTATIONARY ORBIT -- SMALLER SATELLITES OPERATIONS NEAR GEOSTATIONARY ORBIT -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE* -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. PAST SMALLER SATELLITE DESIGNS -- A. CLEMENTINE -- B. XSS-10 -- C. XSS-11 -- D. ORBITAL EXPRESS -- E. CUBESAT -- III. DISCUSSION OF GEOSTATIONARY ORBIT -- A. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF GEOSTATIONARY ORBIT -- B. DISCUSSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONSAT GEOSTATIONARY ORBIT -- C. IMPORTANCE OF GEOSTATIONARY ORBIT -- D. RESTRICTIONS OF GEOSTATIONARY ORBIT -- IV. COMMON MISSIONS PERFORMEDBY GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES -- A. COMMUNICATIONS -- B. ISR -- V. PROPOSED MISSIONS TO BE PERFORMEDNEAR GEO STATIONARY ORBITBY SMALLER SATELLITES -- A. SURVEY MISSIONS -- B. SERVICE DENIAL -- C. SATELLITE NEUTRALIZATION -- VI. CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS (CONOPS) -- A. GENERAL OPERATIONS -- VII. CONSTELLATION DESIGN -- A.METHOD UTILIZED TO CONDUCTPRELIMINARY SATELLITE DESIGNS -- B. HALF-METER-CUBE SATELLITE PAYLOAD RE-DESIGN -- C. 5U-CUBESAT PAYLOAD RE-DESIGN -- D. FAILED 1U-CUBESAT DESIGN -- E. STK SIMULATIONS -- 1. Half-Meter-Cube Constellation Coverage Properties -- 2. 5U-CubeSat Constellation Coverage Properties -- F. COST ANALYSIS -- 1. Half-Meter Cube Constellation Cost -- 2. 5U-CubeSat Constellation Cost -- VIII. POSSIBLE ORBIT INJECTION METHODS -- A. PRIMARY MISSION OF A "MOTHER-SHIP" COMMUNICATIONSSATELLITES OPERATING AT GEOSTATIONARY ORBIT -- B. SECONDARY PAYLOAD ONA GEOSTATIONARY LAUNCH VEHICLE -- C.MODULAR ADD-ON TO A GEOSTATIONARYBOUND SATELLITE -- IX. CONCLUSION -- A. OVERVIEW -- B. ORBIT INJECTION METHODS -- C. POSSIBLE SURVEY MISSIONS VARIANTS -- D. FOLLOW-ON RESEARCH -- 1. Realistic STK Simulation -- 2. Satellite Re-Design -- 3. Other Missions that Could Be Performed -- 4. Casting, Development of Launch ArchitectureGiven Improved STK Analysis -- 5. The Unforeseen.

APPENDIX A. HALF-METER-CUBE-SATELLITEDESIGN EXCEL WORKBOOK -- APPENDIX B. 5U-CUBESAT DESIGNEXCEL WORKBOOK -- APPENDIX C. 1U-CUBESAT DESIGNEXCEL WORKBOOK -- APPENDIX D. HALF-METER-CUBE STKSIMULATION COVERAGE REPORTS -- APPENDIX E. 5U-CUBESAT STKSIMULATION COVERAGE REPORTS -- APPENDIX F. EXCEL WORKBOOK OF STKSIMULATION COVERAGE REPORTS FORHALFMETER-CUBE-SATELLITE AND5U-CUBESAT CONSTELLAIONS -- APPENDIX G.EXCEL WORKBOOK CONTAININGMISCELLANEOUS CALCULATIONS -- LIST OF REFERENCES -- INDEX.