Subspace Relay Deployment
The spacecraft, propulsion, power, thermal, placement, service, and network-insertion architecture required to turn relay concepts into an operable infrastructure program.
A relay is a spacecraft system, not merely an antenna.
Delivery
Carrier-bus compatibility, launch integration, cruise propulsion, insertion, deployment sequencing, and commissioning.
Operations
Station keeping, timing references, power continuity, thermal rejection, autonomous fault response, and network handoff.
Service
Replaceable payloads, refueling or disposal strategy, inspection, upgrade paths, debris avoidance, and end-of-life control.
What must be proved
Link and timing performance
Measure conventional links first, establish error budgets, validate synchronization, and verify degradation behavior.
Safe failure and recovery
Demonstrate power-safe modes, autonomous isolation, route recovery, serviceability, and controlled retirement.