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Smaller spacecraft, harder physics: electronics tradeoffs in military space

Original: Smaller spacecraft, harder physics: The electronics tradeoffs shaping military space systems

Military space systems are shrinking, and that is forcing hard engineering choices. As spacecraft get smaller, designers must trade off radiation-hardened electronics, power, thermal management and performance under tighter size, weight and power constraints, making the physics of small satellites increasingly difficult to manage for defense missions.

Why now: Growing reliance on small satellites for military space missions is highlighting the engineering constraints of miniaturized, radiation-exposed electronics.

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