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Hera Systems Obtains Spacecraft Source Code License From NASA Ames; Bobby Machinski Comments

Hera Systems Obtains Spacecraft Source Code License From NASA Ames; Bobby Machinski Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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Hera Systems imaging satelliteHera Systems has gained access to a source code related to two pending patents for the Cost Optimized Test of Spacecraft Avionics and Technologies spacecraft through a licensing agreement with NASA’s Ames Research Center.

The company said Wednesday it will use the source code of COTSAT’s star tracker and spacecraft modular software in order to develop a commercial imaging satellite that it plans to launch in 2017.

COTSAT is a rapid-prototype space vehicle designed to bring remote-sensing instruments to space needed to perform science experiments and demonstrate technological platforms.

“Acquisition of NASA’s COTSAT intellectual property allows us to fast-track the development of our next-generation spacecraft,” said Bobby Machinski, CEO of Hera Systems.

Hera Systems said the COTSAT-based imaging satellite and the three payloads the company plans to test in 2017 will work to produce sub-meter resolution Earth images.

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Written by Jane Edwards

is a staff writer at Executive Mosaic, where she writes for ExecutiveBiz about IT modernization, cybersecurity, space procurement and industry leaders’ perspectives on government technology trends.

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