Preliminary Design Review Completed for Sidus Space LizzieSat
Sidus Space has successfully completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for its LizzieSat 3-D microsatellite.
“With the PDR complete, our engineering team is one step closer to finalizing and readying for the initial launch in a planned fleet of 100 satellites capable of hosting a variety of custom payloads for a variety of customer missions and collecting space-based data for multiple industries.”
Jamie Adams, Chief Technology Officer for Sidus Space.
A preliminary design review ensures the design and basic system architecture are complete and that there is technical confidence that the capability needs can be satisfied within cost and schedule goals. A successful PDR means that a satellite is on track and development is progressing as planned.
The LS satellites are partially 3D manufactured Low Earth Orbit (LEO) microsatellites focused on rapid, cost-effective development and testing of upcoming innovative spacecraft technologies for multiple customers and space-based data collection. LS is a 220-pound satellite with space to rapidly integrate customer sensors and technologies.
“Our Sidus Space engineers did an excellent job preparing for and executing the PDR, and we are following up with briefings to our payload partners and strategic teammates,” said Jamie Adams, Chief Technology Officer for Sidus Space. “With the PDR complete, our engineering team is one step closer to finalizing and readying for the initial launch in a planned fleet of 100 satellites capable of hosting a variety of custom payloads for a variety of customer missions and collecting space-based data for multiple industries.”
Earlier this month, Sidus Space announced a strategic partnership with Aitech to support the LizzieSat Constellation.
Through this partnership, Aitech is developing and delivering custom LizzieSat Command and Data Handling (C&DH) flight computers and peripherals. “We have recently received initial components of our core C&DH system development environment from Aitechto support LizzieSat,” said Jamie Adams, Chief Technology Officer for Sidus Space. “The C&DH flight computers are a vital component of LizzieSat as they essentially function as the ‘brain’ of the system.”
(Source: Sidus Space news release. Image from file)