Spacecraft and its mission
List and describe each of the following (for the military systems, the unclassified information might be “sketchy” or even unavailable on the internet — find as much as you can); discuss any unique features of the spacecraft and its mission (see spacecraft below).
a. Satellite Mission and mission orbit
b. Communications equipment
c. Power systems
d. Thermal Control Systems
f. Attitude Control System
g. Data Handling Systems including Computers
h. Navigation, Guidance, and Control
i. Spacecraft size, structure
j. Propulsion (if any)
For the following satellites:
Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO)
Deep Space Climate Observatory
LANDSAT-8
List and describe each of the following below and discuss any unique features of the spacecraft and its mission.
