Space Systems Academic Group

In response to DoD's increasing dependence on space systems for navigation, communications, and intelligence gathering, the Space Systems Academic Group was established in October 1982 under the sponsorship of the Navy Space Systems Division. The rapidly growing need for expertise in this field is responsible for the growth of this graduate program and the formal designation of a space subspecialty P-code which provides a career path for officers in the field of Space Systems. The Space Systems Academic Group is an interdisciplinary association of faculty, representing eight separate academic disciplines.

FY2000 Projects | FY2000 Programs

General Information

  Faculty
  SSAG Membership is comprised of faculty from:

    Aeronautics and Astronautics
    Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Mathematics
    Mechanical Engineering
    Physics
    Command, Control and Communications
    Undersea Warfare

  Curricula Served
    Space Systems Operations
    Space Systems Engineering

  Degrees
    MS Space Systems Operations
    MS Astronautical Engineering
    MS Electrical Engineering
    MS Mathematics
    MS Mechanical Engineering
    MS Physics

  Facilities
    Spacecraft Integration and Test Laboratory
    Open Site EMI/EMC Facility
    Satellite Ground Station Facility
    FLTSATCOM Satellite Operations
    Simulation and Test Laboratory
    Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics and Control Laboratory
    Spacecraft Environmental Simulation and Test Laboratory
    Radiation Effects Laboratory

   Research Program (FY97)

  Research Chairs
    Navy Space Technology Program Chair
    Navy TENCAP Space Chair
    Space Systems Academic Chair
    NASA Michael J. Smith Space Systems Chair

  Research Centers
    Research Center for Military Applications for Space
    Spacecraft Research & Design Center
    Center for Reconnaissance Research

  Research Thrusts
    Spacecraft Technology-Small Satellite Design Studies
    Satellite Communications
    Remote Sensing
    Space Warfare
    Computer Memory Technology for Space
    Space Radiation Effects on Microelectronics

  Research Sponsors
    Naval Space Command
    Naval Research Laboratory
    Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command
    Office of Naval Research
    Navy Tactical Exploitation of National Capabiliites (TENCAP)
    Office
    Naval Engineering Logistics Office
    National Security Agency
    Johns Hopkins University