Sidus Space completes CDR of LizzieSat integrated system architecture

Sidus Space completed the critical design review, or CDR, of LizzieSat’s integrated system architecture which includes the LizzieSat bus with hosted payloads and sensors, the Sidus Mission Control Center (MCC), and the launch systems required for mission success. As a result of the successful CDR, Sidus Space was formally approved to: complete final build and initiate environments test campaign for LizzieSat’s first generation satellites which support LizzieSatTM missions in 2023 and 2024, integrate approved hosted payloads and sensors into those satellites, execute mission operations from the Sidus MCC in Merritt Island, Florida. The successful CDR is a significant milestone for in the development of LizzieSat. With the flight design complete, Sidus Space will manufacture, assemble, integrate and test leading up to the manifested 2023 launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida on a SpaceX Falcon 9. Sidus Space conducted the review in accordance with NASA Procedural Requirement 7123.1 Rev C. The team selected the NASA NPR to instill process rigor and product fidelity assurance. LizzieSat-1, the maiden flight of the multi-mission satellite constellation, is expected to launch in 2023 into a mid-inclination Low Earth Orbit from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Mission data is supplied to clients and consumers focused on climate change, maritime shipping industry activities, and other commercially relevant interests.