The mission of HSFL is to: promote innovative engineering

and science research for terrestrial and planetary space missions

develop, launch, and operate small spacecraft from the Hawaiian Islands to accelerate the validation of new space technologies

provide workforce training in all aspects of unmanned space missions

promote synergistic collaborations between educational, governmental, and corporate institutions interested in space exploration

HSFL Personnel (HIGP) Lloyd French

Missions Manager LEONIDAS-2 Project Lead

Lenny Gouveia Technical Partnerships Manager

Judy Rubano Administrative Lead

Tim Williams Launch Support Manager

Harold Garbeil Software Engineer

Jason Akagi Avionics Lead Engineer

Byron Wolfe Systems Lead Engineer

Eric Pilger IT Support Engineer

Lavina Chatlani Program Facilitator (Person who

actually does the work!!!) Marcia Rei Sistoso

HSGC Program Coordinator

Luke FlynnPhD Hawaii ’92Director

Robert WrightPhD Open U. ’99Data Manager

G. Jeff TaylorPhD Rice U. ’70HSFL “Poster-Guy”

Keith HortonPhD Hawaii ’95Instrumentation

Paul LuceyPhD Hawaii ’86LEO-2 Science Lead

Benefits to HIGP/SOEST

HIGP faculty research opportunities NASA, NOAA Terrestrial Remote Sensing NSF Space Weather NASA Planetary Missions

HSFL leverages greater collaboration and partnership opportunities for HIGP faculty. NASA Centers and Mission Directorates DoD agencies State agencies and corporations (NovaSol)

Demonstrated experience for HIGP Faculty as Mission PI – NASA Programs

Highly competitive research proposals End-to-end mission support capability based

entirely in Hawaii. Added attraction for new faculty hires.

Benefits to State of Hawaii

State Economic Infrastructure 2-6 planned launch activities beginning in 2011 will require

infrastructure support network for satellite and rocket components

At least 60 new technical jobs related to aerospace 6 new HSFL-related program management teams at PMRF consisting

of 3 people 3 launch crews of 15 technicians each ?? More positions for telemetry and range support

Tens of millions in UH/State revenue Windward Community College

Offers Associate Degree in Aerospace serving as a pipeline to HSFL programs.

Aerospace Lab will serve as outreach and educational component of HSFL. Dr. Joseph Ciotti will lead effort.

Upgrades to Windward CC Aerospace Lab will serve as “virtual” Mission Control Center for the HSFL.

Kauai Community College Training program established through Kauai CC

High paying, high technology jobs for State residents

Science Mission: CRESPO

Coral Reef Observations Global , comprehensive,

quantitative survey and distribution of living coral.

Hyperspectral remote sensing 450 km near polar circular orbit 1 year duration minimum >3000 total target scenes

ImpementationAmes Bench top to Mission (Utilizing

pressure vessel architecture)Novasol Small 60-band hyperspectral

imager Micro HIS VNIRwith sorting filter

(800-100nm)

Costs Privately funded mission

(Castle Foundation and Google)

Ames is seeking internal funds for S/C labor cost.

Estimated costs $6-7M. Study is still ongoing.

PartnershipsUniversity of Hawaii

HIGP HSFL SOEST

NASA Ames Research Center

Novasol

Organization UH/HSFL: Management Ames, SOEST: Science

team Ames: S/C development HIGP, Novasol: Instrument UH/COE: S/C integration

and environmental test Ames, HSFL: Ground

stations UH/HSFL: Science

Operations Ames: S/C Operations

Science Mission: CRESPO II

ParameterRequirement for Maritime

Hyperspectral Imaging from Space

Rationale

Off-nadir pointing +/-30 deg To increase scene access frequency

Spectral Range400 - 800 nm•800-1000nm or 900-1800nm

Water-penetrating wavelengths NIR for atmospheric correction

Spectral Channel Width

10 nm Sufficient resolution to resolve spectral

features

Signal to Noise Ratio> 200 to 1 for a 5% surface

albedo sceneProvides adequate residual SNR after

atmospheric removal

Polarization Sensitivity

< 5%Sensor response to be insensitive to

polarized atm light

Ground Sample Distance

100 meters( 30%?)

Comparable to scale of coastal features

Scene SizeHundreds to Thousands of

square kilometersTo encompass the scale of coastal

dynamics

HSFL Facilities: Launch Support

Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF)Local launch facility and

mission support Using launcher within

PMRF boundariesHSFL/UH to enter into

host-tenant agreement with PMRF that will allow HSFL launch facility.

Launch Vehicle

Kauai Test Facility (KTF)/ Sandia National Lab Experience with solid rockets and

missile design. Heritage working with PMRF as

on-site contractor SPARK-I: Space-borne Payload

Assist Rocket – Kauai. Can send 150 kg to low-Earth orbit (400 km)

Future SPARK II: 300 kg to low-Earth orbit

SPARK II capable of planetary missions

KTF will provide technology transfer to University of Hawaii

Integration and Test

College of Engineering facility with 5300 square feet of space

Vice Chancellor for Research and SOEST Dean allocate funds for clean room equipment.

Clean rooms in UH/POST will be used to assemble satellites. Systems integration Thermo-vac testing Vibration testing Electronics testing for launch

vehicle component integration

Spacecraft

Partner with NASA Centers and others to advance small spacecraft design.

Design, build, launch, and operate 30-70-kg microsatellite that can be configured for a variety of science and educational tasks.

Support technology validation missions for NASA as well as other University or corporate missions.

Draw from cadre of EE and ME students in CoE CubeSat Group

Mission Operations

UH/HSFL maintains receiving stations that will be moved to roof of Holmes in 2009.

Ground station provides command and control broadcast as well as data downlink capabilities.

Mission Ops Center in POST 527.

Back-up Mission Ops from PMRF.

Funding and Support

Current Support Congressional

FY 08: $3.277 Million through Army Space and Missile Defense Command

FY 09: $3.884 Million through Air Force Operationally Responsive Space

UH/SOEST$1.4 Million: HSFL Mission Ops Center, HSFL

Integration and Test Facility Other Support

Rocket Motors MDA: 4 GEM-40 first stage motors = $8.8 MillionSNL: 2 Star-27 third stage motors = $2.2 Million Pending AF/ORS: 2 SR-73 second stage motors =

$3.2 MillionFuture Pending ULA: 73 GEM-46 first stage motors ~

$160 Million Motors would be donated to UH/HSFL

Vandenberg Air Force Base Scout Launcher Telemetry Support: NWSC Corona

HSFL Future Prospects

HIGP faculty research opportunities with new HSFL missions. Funds from launch operations would be used to

stimulate new HIGP faculty research and mission concepts.

UH to become the gateway for university-class and small satellite space access. Potential to relieve log-jam of national small satellite projects waiting for space validation of hardware.

UH to provide unique, one-of-a kind student training and research opportunities from spacecraft design to launch to on-orbit operations.

Reliable, low-cost access to Earth orbit for small payloads. Total cost is $9.0 million/launch; $2.25 million

each for 4 small satellites. Workforce development and training spawning hi-

technology activities on many islands.

HSFL Summary

If Hawaii were a country, we would be the 8th “nation” in the world to have this capability. Instead, we’ll be the only university worldwide that can do build, launch and maintain satellites in space.

HSFL is seeking new proposals for science and technology demonstration missions to support HIGP, SOEST, and UH faculty research!