Perform trade studies over folded aperture optics to specify design parameters - diameter, effective aperture, sensitivity, field of view; Model, design, fabricate and test folded optics to demonstrate sufficient image quality for detecting stars; Identify components - imager and processor platform to obtain system level parameters (weight, volume, power, cost); Night sky test of folded optic to demonstrate star visibility.

Successful demonstration of FLAT will provide an in-house capability for precision pointing of cubesats and smallsats. Enables and expands mission scenarios and applications of cubesats, smallsats. This enables precision pointing of cubesats for Earth orbiters.