Name | CNCE Block 1 (Cubesat Networked Communications Experiment) |
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Type | CubeSat |
Units or mass | 3U |
Organisation | Missile Defense Agency |
Institution | Military |
Entity | Government (Civil / Military) |
Nation | US |
Manufacturer | AIVT by Blue Canyon |
Operator | Blue Canyon |
Costs | Single platform: $1.3 million |
Oneliner |
The cubesats will mimic two suborbital missile interceptor vehicles and test communications between them. |
Description |
The CNCE Block 1 mission will demonstrate the viability of advanced communications technologies using reduced size, weight and power in support of missile defense communications architectures. |
Results |
Space Micro Inc., powered by Voyager Space, today announced the successful performance of its Software Defined Radios (SDRs) on Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) CubeSat Networked Communications Experiment (CNCE) Block 1. Initially launched in June 2021 and completed in March 2022, CNCE Block 1, which is part of MDA’s Nanosat Testbed Initiative (NTI), used small, low-cost satellites to demonstrate networked radio communications between nanosatellites while in orbit. |
Sources | [1] [2] [3] |
Photo Sources | [1] [2] |
Related Spacecraft
Name | Status | Launch | Orbit |
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CNCE1 (Cubesat Networked Communications Experiment, CNCE Block 1) | Was operational until 2022-03-XX, retired (Official news on 2022-08-23) | 2021-06-30 | 510 km, 60.7 deg |
CNCE3 (Cubesat Networked Communications Experiment, CNCE Block 1) | Was operational until 2022-03-XX, retired (Official news on 2022-08-23) | 2021-06-30 | 510 km, 60.7 deg |
Last modified: 2023-01-06
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