Satellite Data Acquisition System

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Satellite Data Acquisition System
Small Business Innovation Research
Seaspace Corporation
San Diego, CA

• INNOVATION
• Low-cost system capable of receiving high data
  rate transmissions from NASA science satellite
  missions
• ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Developed software and hardware required for 5
  meter antenna to receive high data rate X-band
  transmissions
• Reduced cost of high data rate X-band satellite
  transmission receivers by a factor of ten
• System capable of receiving data from future NASA
  missions - Radarsat and EOS missions
• COMMERCIALIZATION
• 12 systems installed worldwide, revenues of 4.5
  million
• Reduced cost is expected to promote several
  university and commercial installations

Using Radar Images from ERS-1 Satellite, Scripps
Institution of Oceanography was able to Map
Permanent Movements of the Earths Crust
Resulting from Recent California Earthquake.

• GOVERNMENT/ SCIENCE APPLICATIONS
• Receiver installations at colleges and
  universities will promote use of NASA science
  data
• Used successfully in downloading data from EOS
  flagship mission, TERRA

1995 Phase II NAS8-97041 NASA/JPL Contact -
Company Contact - Dr. Kota Prasad
Jet Propulsion Laboratory Success Story 7-019