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Program: SMDC-ONE


Space Missile Defense Command - Operational Nanosatellite Effect

US Army experimental program of 10 small satellites to achieve or demonstrate:
1. Demonstrate the ability to rapidly design and develop militarily relevant low cost spacecraft.
2. Receive packetized data from multiple Unattended Ground Sensors (UGS). Transmit that data to ground stations within the SMDC-ONE ground track.
3. Provide real time voice and text message data relay to and from field deployed tactical radio systems.
4. Demonstrate SMDC-ONE operational life time of 12 months or longer.

Based on triple Cubesat of 4kg each.

Name Designation Launch vehicle Notes
SMDC-ONE 1 37246 / 10066C Falcon 9 #7  
SMDC-ONE 1.1 38766 / 12048J Atlas 5 #33  
SMDC-ONE 1.2 38759 / 12048B Atlas 5 #33  
SMDC-SNaP 39468 / 13072G Atlas 5 #42  
SMDC-ONE 2.3 39474 / 13072N Atlas 5 #42  
SMDC-ONE 2.4 39475 / 13072P Atlas 5 #42  



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