EDSN Mission

Objectives and Applications

In 2012, NASA's OCT (Office of the Chief Technologist) initiated its first project, called Edison Demonstration of SmallSat Networks (EDSN), to demonstrate solutions to many SmallSat needs. EDSN will demonstrate a large swarm of advanced, yet affordable, consumer electronics-based nanosatellites that enable a wide array of future scientific, commercial, academic, and defense applications.

Mission Summary

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EDSN (Edison Demonstration of SmallSat Networks)
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Mission complete
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Launch Date
03 Nov 2015
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EOL Date
03 Nov 2015
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