Program Element: 0603217C Project Number: 1110
PE Title: Ballistic Missile Defense (U) Budget Activity: 03
Adv Technology Dev (U)
February 1994
A. (U) Resources: ($ in Thousands)
Project Title: Sensor Integration
FY1993 FY1994 FY1995 FY1996 FY1997 FY1998 FY1999 Total
Program Name: Actual Estimate Estimate Estimate Estimate Estimate Estimate Program
0603217C RDT&E 53,370 25,306 0 0 0 0 0 Completed
B. (U) BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF MISSION REQUIREMENT AND SYSTEM CAPABILITIES:
(U) This program is divided in three parts. The first part of the program is used to develop advanced
miniature components for surveillance, acquisition, tracking, navigation, and image processing for space
systems. The second part integrates the lightweight components in a spacecraft payload. Finally, the
third part includes the launching, mission operations, and data processing required to understand the
performance of these assemblies in a long life space environmental mission.
(U) This project is designed to integrate and perform flight qualification of some of the most advanced
BMDO lightweight technologies being developed. Lightweight spacecraft are being designed, built, and
launched in the sensor integration program, usually referred to as the Clementine spacecraft. These
spacecraft will be flown to fully characterize the effects of a radiation stressed environment on the
lightweight technologies. The Clementine spacecraft has a lightweight suite of sensors
(Ultraviolet/Visible, Near-Infrared, Long Wave Infrared, Lidar, and Star Trackers), lightweight attitude
control systems (Inertial Measurement Units and Reaction Wheels), a 32-bit parallel computer processor
architecture, high energy storage batteries, and high power density solar cells. This spacecraft will
be flown in January 1994 using the Moon and a near-earth-asteroid as natural targets to measure the
sensor performance. These spacecraft are being developed under a cooperative agreement with NASA to
transfer DoD developed technologies to the civilian scientific sector.
(U) This project is assigned to the Budget Activity and Program Element codes as identified in this
descriptive summary in accordance with existing Department of Defense policy. Further justification of
the Budget Activity code assigned to each Program Element is contained within the Brief Description of
Element section of each Program Element Summary.
C. (U) PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND PLANS:
(U) FY 1993 Accomplishments:
o ($4M) Conducted a Critical Design Review (CDR) for the Clementine spacecraft.
o ($20M)Integrated all the selected advanced technology subsystems into a bus/payload interface.
o ($1M)Conducted a technical panel with NASA leadership to enhance the scientific contribution of the Clementine program.
o ($20M)Tested the performance of a fully integrated payload for the Clementine deep space mission.
o ($8M) Performed a Test Readiness Review (TRR) to demonstrate integrated system performance.
(U) FY 1994 Plans:
o ($1M)Conducted a Mission Readiness Review to discuss the results of the Clementine payload environmental test.
o ($10M)Final checkout of payload and launch vehicle for the Clementine mission.
o ($2M) Formed Engineering Team to evaluate advanced system performance.
o ($11M)Deep space flight of the first Clementine mission).
o ($1M) Distribution of the data obtained from the flight.
(U) FY 1995 Plans:
o None.
(U) Program Plan to Completion: Program completed in FY 1994.
D. (U) WORK PERFORMED BY:
o Naval Research Lab - Washington, DC
o Lawrence Livermore National Lab - Livermore, CA
o Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Pasadena, CA
o Raytheon, Amber Engineer Division, Santa Barbara, CA
o NASA Goddard Space Center
o McDonnell Douglas - St. Louis, MO
o Martin Marietta - Denver, CO
o Bendix Field Operations, MD
o Fairchild - Space Division, MD
E. (U) COMPARISON WITH FY 1994 DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY:
1. TECHNICAL CHANGES:
2. SCHEDULE CHANGES:
3. COST CHANGES: Reduced budget in the out-years.
F. (U) PROGRAM DOCUMENTATION:
o Documentation of the performance of all spacecraft subsystems during flight.
o Final Report Briefing of the Joint BMDO/NASA Study of BMDO Technology Applications to NASA Space
Science objectives.
G. (U) RELATED ACTIVITIES:
o 2102 Brilliant Eyes PE 0604217C
o 1106 Sensor Studies PE 0603217
o 1504 Material and Structure PE 0603216C
There is no unnecessary duplication of effort within BMDO or the DoD.
H. (U) OTHER APPROPRIATE FUNDS: None
I. (U) INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS: None
J. (U) MILESTONE SCHEDULE:
o Mission Readiness Review 1Q/FY94
o Clementine -1 Spacecraft Launch 2Q/FY94
o Clementine -1 Completion 4Q/FY94
o Clementine -1 Reports 1Q/FY95