MarCO - Utah State University
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MarCO Fast Facts:• 2 x 6U (14 kg) spacecraft launching as auxiliary payloads on InSight’s Atlas V-401• 27 day launch window in March 2016• Separation approximately 95 min after launch• 6.5 month cruise (157 million km) to Mars• 5 Trajectory Correction Maneuvers to establish Mars-flyby heliocentric orbit• Flying by Mars September 28, 2016
Mission Objective:• Provide an 8kbps real-time relay for
InSight’s 2016 Entry, Descent and Landing at Mars
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March 2016
Mars
Earth
Sept 28, 2016Entry, Descent, and Landing
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Mars
Earth
March 2016
Sept 28, 2016Entry, Descent, and Landing
TCM 1
TCM 2
TCM 3
TCM 4
TCM 5
6.5 Month Cruise
157,077,764 km
MarCO
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High Gain Reflectarray (JPL)
X-Band Transponder (JPL)
Solar Arrays (MMA)
SSPA & LNA (JPL)
Cold Gas Thrusters (Vacco)
CDH & EPS (AstroDev)
Attitude Control (BCT)
MGA, LGA,Structure (JPL)
MarCO Overview:Volume: 2 x 6U (10x10x30cm)Mass: 14.0 kgPower Generation:
Earth: 35 WData Rates: 62-8,000 bpsDelta-V: >40 m/s
Software:FSW: protos (JPL)GSW: AMPCS (NASA/JPL)
I&T:In-house S/C I&T, testing, Tyvak NLAS/Launch Integration
Operations: Primary: DSN 34mEDL: Madrid 70m
Mission Objective:• Provide an 8kbps real-time
relay for InSight’s Entry, Descent and Landing at Mars
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MarCO Overview:Volume: 2 x 6U (10x10x30cm)Mass: 14.0 kgPower Generation:
Earth: 35 WData Rates: 62-8,000 bpsDelta-V: >40 m/s
Software:FSW: protos (JPL)GSW: AMPCS (NASA/JPL)
I&T:In-house S/C I&T, testing, Tyvak NLAS/Launch Integration
Operations: Primary: DSN 34mEDL: Madrid 70m
Mission Objective:• Provide an 8kbps real-time
relay for InSight’s Entry, Descent and Landing at Mars
UHF Antenna (JPL)
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Thermal Blanket
Mechanical Fit Check• Includes all external flight-like hardware• Pre-validate NLAS-II Canister fit
Thermal Radiator (JPL)
Tyvak NLAS-II Canister (with MarCO) Vacco Thruster Blue Canyon Technologies ADCS
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MarCO-A
MarCO-B
UHF RelayDSN 70mReception
Sept 28, 2016InSight Entry, Descent, and Landing
157,077,764 km
3,500 km
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CubeSats at MarsArriving 2016
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