SLS SPL Proposal Questionnaire_final.docx
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This is a CubeSat Proposal Questionnaire designed to gather technical and programmatic information from organizations proposing small satellite payloads for NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) Artemis missions. Respondents must provide comprehensive details about their CubeSat missions, including mission name, sponsoring organization contact information, general mission description with sketches or renderings, concept of operations, and desired orbital parameters. The questionnaire requires detailed technical specifications covering spacecraft size, mass, power systems, propulsion systems, communication infrastructure, thermal control systems, lasers or pyrotechnics, fluid systems, deployable systems, and any hazardous materials. Additionally, organizations must describe their CubeSat's development maturity, remaining developmental milestones, proposed completion date, ground operations and communications capabilities, and collaborating partners or organizations.
The questionnaire includes a mandatory checklist confirming that spacecraft meet specific requirements: 6U or 12U CubeSat configuration with mass limits of 14 kg or 26 kg respectively; mission compatibility with Earth orbit, lunar vicinity, or heliocentric disposal trajectories; willingness to publicly release science data; powered-off status during dispenser integration until deployment; ability to provide or procure communication infrastructure; acknowledgment of no post-integration spacecraft access except final battery charging by NASA; and confirmation of secured funding for CubeSat development. Responses are due by June 1, 2026, to NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center for initial consideration for Artemis III, IV, and V missions, operating on a cooperative, no-exchange-of-funds basis to support NASA's space exploration objectives.
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SLS CubeSat Proposal Questionnaire
1. CubeSat/Mission Name:
2. Contact Information: Provide the name of sponsoring organization. Provide name and contact information for the Project Manager.
3. General Mission Description: Provide a general description of the CubeSat proposal, including any sketches/renderings available and mission goals.
4. ConOps: Please provide brief Concept of Operations, including mission life
5. Desired Orbit:
6. Technical CubeSat Description: Please provide a description of your CubeSat. If the CubeSat is already in development, as available, provide any supporting documentation such as photographs, schematics, etc.
a. Size:
b. Mass:
c. Power Systems including batteries, solar arrays, etc:
d. Propulsion Systems and pressure vessels if any, including propellant type:
e. Radios/Communication Infrastructure:
f. Heaters, if any:
g. Lasers or pyrotechnics, if any:
h. Fluid Systems, if any:
i. Deployable systems, if any:
j. Hazardous materials, if any:
7. Development Schedule Planning: Provide a brief description of the maturity of your CubeSat and proposed development schedule, including remaining developmental milestones and proposed completion date.
8. Ground Operations: Describe planned ground support (control centers, communications capabilities, etc.). Please note that NASA will likely not be able to provide deep space network or position navigation or timing support. Please describe how you will acquire or set up comms/PNT.
9. Team: Identify any collaborating organizations, including partners, private industry, other governments, universities, etc.)
| Checklist Items |
| Yes |
| No |
The spacecraft is either a 6U or 12U CubeSat, with a mass of under 14 kg for 6U and under 26 kg for 12U
The anticipated mission profile is compatible with deployment in Earth orbit or a lunar vicinity heliocentric disposal trajectory, or with deployment on a reentry trajectory from Earth orbit
Are you willing to publicly release science data obtained by the mission
The spacecraft will be powered off from integration into the dispenser until deployment
Will you be able to provide or procure communication infrastructure for your mission
Do you acknowledge that no access to the spacecraft will be possible following integration on SLS, except for final battery charging performed by NASA in the VAB
Has funding been secured for CubeSat development?
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