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Cost Optimized Test of Spacecraft Avionics and Technologies(COTSAT) Modular Spacecraft Software Architecture
A NASA invention available to explore as a licensing opportunity.
About this technology
Overview
The Cost Optimized Test of Spacecraft Avionics and Technologies (COTSAT) was specifically developed to reduce the cost of designing and building spacecraft technologies while enabling rapid prototyping. The prototype spacecraft, also known as CheapSat, is the first of what could potentially be a series of rapidly produced low-cost spacecraft for science experiments and technology demonstration. The spacecraft platform is designed to accommodate low-cost access to space for variable remote-sensing payloads, while maintaining an architecture allowing future expansion for potential Space Life Sciences payloads.