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DORA [ASU]
The DORA (Deployable Optical Receiver Aperture) is a 3U CubeSat mission to perform a technology demonstration of a widefield infrared laser communication terminal for small satellites. The new technology enables communication networks in cis-lunar space and new mission classes, including constellations of small satellites for scientific investigations.
DORA aims to improve satellite communications by creating a large collecting area and eliminating precision pointing accuracy requirements on the host spacecraft. The spacecraft will transmit one gigabyte/second over 1000 km with a 10° accuracy for bus pointing. Ideally, this satellite system would be one of many in a swarm and/or constellation providing exceptional crosslink communication and surface to orbit communication.
It was selected in 2022 by NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI) to be launched as part of the ELaNa program.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | Arizona State University |
| Contractors: | Arizona State University |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (3U) |
| Propulsion: | |
| Power: | 2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | x kg |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DORA | 1998-067XA | 04.08.2024 | CC SLC-40 | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with Cygnus CRS-21, CySat 1, Binar 2, 3, 4, CosmoGirlSat, Sagansat 0, Sakura, Wisseed Sat |
Launch Sites:
- CC = Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA
References:
- Arizona State University: Deployable Optical Receiver Aperture (DORA)
