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DARPA Plans Phoenix Satlet Flight Experiments In Fiscal Year 2017

Pat Host

Friday, October 21st, 2016

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DARPA Plans Phoenix Satlet Flight Experiments In Fiscal Year 2017

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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) plans a pair of key satlet flight experiments in fiscal year 2017 for its Phoenix program, according to an agency official.DARPA Tactical Technology Office Program Manager Jeremy Palmer said Thursday the first flight experiment is a low earth orbit (LEO) demonstration known as Experiment for Cellular Integration Technologies (EXCITE). Palmer said EXCITE is a 155 kg satellite composed of 14 satlets that is currently finishing environmental testing and will soon be put in…

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