Demonstration and Science Experiments

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DSX
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DSX computer model
Mission type Technology demonstration
Operator AFRL
Spacecraft properties
Bus ESPA ring + 2 SN-200
Manufacturer Sierra Nevada Corporation
(formerly MicroSat Systems)

Demonstration and Science Experiments (DSX) is a small spacecraft developed by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's Space Vehicles Directorate to perform experiments to demonstrate the ability to operate in medium Earth orbit.[1]

Payload

DSX will perform three experiments:

  • Wave Particle Interaction Experiment
  • Space Weather Experiment
  • Space Environmental Effects Experiment

References

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