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- 1Smaller spacecraft bring tougher physics tradeoffs for military space●Smaller spacecraft, harder physics: The electronics tradeoffs shaping military space systems
Military space systems are getting smaller, which makes the underlying physics harder to manage. Engineers face tradeoffs in electronics design: miniaturised spacecraft must handle radiation, thermal stress and power limits with less shielding and fewer components to spare. Reporting from Military Embedded Systems examines how these constraints are shaping the next generation of defense satellites and the design choices behind them.