Patent ID: 6283416
Filing Date: 2001-09-04
Classification: B64G

Abstract:
A spacecraft kernel having a standard electrical interface for communicating with one or more spacecraft sub-systems, comprising:a standard electrical interface on the spacecraft kernel for communicating with one or more spacecraft sub-systems,a receiver that is configured to receive commands from an earth station,a transmitter that is configured to transmit data to the earth station, anda processor, operably coupled to the receiver and the transmitter, that is configured to:process the commands from the earth station and produces therefrom sub-system commands,process communications from the one or more spacecraft sub-systems and produces therefrom the data that is transmitted to the earth station;whereinthe standard electrical interface is operably coupled to the processor and the one or more spacecraft sub-systems, and is configured to:provide the sub-system commands to the one or more spacecraft sub-systems in a standard format, andreceive the communications from the one or more spacecraft sub-systems in the standard format.