The mission of HSFL is to promote innovative

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 Luke Flynn © Missions Manager © LEONIDAS-2 Project Lead Ph. D Hawaii ’ 92 Director © Lenny Gouveia Robert Wright © Judy Rubano Ph. D Open U. ’ 99 Data Manager © Tim Williams Keith Horton Ph. D Hawaii ’ 95 Instrumentation © Technical Partnerships Manager © Administrative Lead © Launch Support Manager © Harold Garbeil © Software Engineer © Jason Akagi © Avionics Lead Engineer © Byron Wolfe Paul Lucey Ph. D Hawaii ’ 86 LEO-2 Science Lead G. Jeff Taylor Ph. D Rice U. ’ 70 HSFL “Poster-Guy” © Systems Lead Engineer © Eric Pilger © IT Support Engineer © Lavina Chatlani © Program Facilitator (Person who actually does the work!!!) © Marcia Rei Sistoso © HSGC Program Coordinator

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 © Do. D agencies © State agencies and corporations (Nova. Sol) © 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 Partnerships University of Hawaii © HIGP © HSFL © SOEST NASA Ames Research Center Novasol Impementation Ames © Bench top to Mission (Utilizing pressure vessel architecture) Novasol © Small 60 -band hyperspectral imager © Micro HIS VNIRwith sorting filter (800 -100 nm) Organization © UH/HSFL: Management © Ames, SOEST: Science Costs team © Ames: S/C development © Privately funded mission © HIGP, Novasol: Instrument (Castle Foundation and © UH/COE: S/C integration Google) and environmental test © Ames is seeking internal © Ames, HSFL: Ground for S/C labor cost. stations © UH/HSFL: Science © Estimated costs $6 -7 M. Operations © Study is still ongoing. © Ames: S/C Operations funds

Science Mission: CRESPO II Parameter Requirement for Maritime Hyperspectral Imaging from Space Rationale Off-nadir pointing +/-30 deg To increase scene access frequency Spectral Range © 400 - 800 nm • 800 -1000 nm or 900 -1800 nm ©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 scene Provides 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 Size Hundreds to Thousands of square kilometers To 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 boundaries ©HSFL/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 Co. E Cube. Sat Group

Mission Operations © UH/HSFL maintains receiving stations that will be moved to roof of Holmes in 2009. © Ground station provides command 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 Million © SNL: 2 Star-27 third stage motors = $2. 2 Million © Pending AF/ORS: 2 SR-73 second stage motors = $3. 2 Million © Future 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 logjam 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 hitechnology activities on many islands.

HSFL Summary © If Hawaii were a country, we would be the 8 th “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!