Review kit

Sprint 001 review kit

A public-safe review kit for Sprint 001: reviewer categories, receive-only evidence packet components, and hosted-payload category filters for the North Star verified-message mission.

Reviewed: 2026-06-11Review expires: 2026-09-10started

Default boundary: This kit organizes review questions and evidence categories. It is not legal advice, RF guidance, station setup, launch booking, partner outreach, or mission authorization.

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North Star

Current decision

One compliant, authenticated, logged, verifiable message from LEO, with authority, integration, disposal, and post-mission records attached.

First go/no-go: Go for reviewer-category mapping, receive-only evidence packet definition, and hosted-payload category screening; no-go for named outreach, legal conclusions, operational RF details, hardware readiness, launch booking, or integration commitment.

Review kit

2026-06-18

Default boundary: This kit organizes review questions and evidence categories. It is not legal advice, RF guidance, station setup, launch booking, partner outreach, or mission authorization.

Mission review ledger LEO verified message Hosted payload Data integrity check

Reviewer categories

Focus	Purpose	Review questions	Expected output	Stop trigger	Nodes
scope-steward Scope steward	Keep the mission personal, non-commercial, message-only, and evidence-first before any authority route is interpreted.	Does the current mission statement still avoid commercial service, public connectivity, remote sensing, and launch-service claims? Does every public claim map to evidence, no-go status, or a source-backed gate? Has the not-goal list been reviewed beside the authority matrix?	A current not-goal list and a public-claims boundary note. NASA CubeSat 101: Basic Concepts and Processes for First-Time CubeSat Developers	Any service, remote-sensing, launch-service, or hardware-build claim enters the mission wording.	Personal, not commercial boundary Mission review ledger LEO verified message
qualified-regulatory-counsel Qualified regulatory counsel	Distinguish amateur-satellite, experimental, Part 25-style, payload-review, remote-sensing, and debris/disposal questions without treating public source reading as legal advice.	Which communications authority path is a candidate, and which paths are ruled out? What filing, responsibility, stop-transmission, and evidence questions must be answered before any commitment? Does a remote-sensing negative check remain valid for the current payload definition?	A written path-mapping memo with open questions and no-go triggers. FCC Space Stations FCC Small Satellite and Small Spacecraft Licensing Process FCC Part 5 Experimental Licensing 47 CFR § 25.122 Applications for streamlined small space station authorization 47 CFR § 25.114 Applications for space station authorizations NOAA Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory Affairs: Licensing 15 CFR Part 960 Licensing of Private Remote Sensing Space Systems	A candidate path is treated as selected before qualified review.	Frequency authorization Amateur-radio satellite service Command uplink boundary Remote sensing boundary Orbital debris mitigation
amateur-satellite-mentor Amateur-satellite mentor or coordinator	Test whether the mission can remain compatible with amateur-satellite purpose, operator responsibility, coordination expectations, and non-commercial boundaries.	Can the verified-message goal fit amateur-satellite purpose without becoming a service? What operator-responsibility and coordination questions must be answered before any technical planning? What would make the amateur path inappropriate?	A suitability note that either preserves the amateur path as candidate or explicitly rules it out. 47 CFR § 97.207 Space station 47 CFR § 97.3 Definitions IARU Amateur Radio Satellite Frequency Coordination	The amateur path is used as a shortcut around other duties or for any pecuniary / service purpose.	Amateur-radio satellite service Personal, not commercial boundary Frequency authorization
payload-integrator-reviewer Payload and integrator reviewer	Translate the verified-message objective into payload boundaries, interface responsibilities, evidence handoff, and hosted-payload feasibility.	Can the message objective be hosted without full spacecraft ownership? Which roles own payload definition, integration evidence, operations evidence, and post-mission records? What information is needed before any payload-review or integration conversation is meaningful?	A payload-minimum memo and role / responsibility map. NASA CubeSat 101: Basic Concepts and Processes for First-Time CubeSat Developers NASA SmallSat Institute: Integration, Launch, and Deployment FAA Payload Reviews 14 CFR § 450.43 Payload review and determination SpaceX Smallsat Rideshare Program	Integration is discussed as commitment before payload minimums, roles, evidence, and authority dependencies are mapped.	Payload definition Hosted payload Payload integration review Rideshare deployer
disposal-evidence-reviewer Disposal and evidence reviewer	Keep disposal, debris mitigation, stored-energy questions, and post-mission records attached to the verified-message success criterion.	What disposal and post-mission records would be required before any orbit choice is credible? Which debris and stored-energy questions are blockers rather than later paperwork? What evidence would be needed after success or no-go?	A disposal-evidence checklist and stop-condition map. NASA Orbital Debris Program Office: Debris Mitigation U.S. Government Orbital Debris Mitigation Standard Practices, November 2019 Update NASA SmallSat Institute: Integration, Launch, and Deployment	Orbit, integration, or success is discussed without disposal and post-mission evidence context.	Orbital debris mitigation Deorbit / disposal plan Orbit selection Battery safety Mission review ledger
public-claims-reviewer Public-claims reviewer	Ensure public pages never overclaim authorization, safety, commercial readiness, or mission success.	Does the public page say only what the evidence packet supports? Are no-go outcomes presented as valid progress rather than failure to hide? Are private details, partner terms, and operational data absent?	A public-claims note before each public North Star update. NASA CubeSat 101: Basic Concepts and Processes for First-Time CubeSat Developers	A received signal, partner discussion, or review step is framed as proof of authorization, safety, or readiness.	Mission review ledger LEO verified message Data integrity check

Receive-only evidence packet

Focus	Purpose	Minimum fields	Excluded fields	Nodes
source-provenance Source and provenance record	Record which public source or public dataset was used and why it is relevant.	source title source URL access date what question it supports review expiry NASA CubeSat 101: Basic Concepts and Processes for First-Time CubeSat Developers	private account credentials API keys private logs	Mission review ledger Data integrity check
object-identity Object identity context	Preserve public identity context for a space object or reference object without claiming control or authorization.	public object identifier or catalog context public element-set source time the identity context was checked uncertainty note CelesTrak NORAD Documentation: Two-Line Element Sets	tracking instructions station pointing instructions private sensor details	TLE tracking Ground pass window Data integrity check
receive-only-boundary Receive-only boundary note	Make clear that the evidence practice does not transmit, command, or imply mission operation.	no-transmit statement no-command statement public-claim boundary responsible reviewer NASA SmallSat Institute: Ground Data Systems and Mission Operations FCC Space Stations	transmit settings uplink procedures command strings	Ground station Command uplink boundary Frequency authorization
observation-log Observation log shell	Create a repeatable place to record non-sensitive observation context and whether the evidence was sufficient.	date and time public object identity context source used result summary uncertainty or failure note NASA SmallSat Institute: Ground Data Systems and Mission Operations CelesTrak NORAD Documentation: Two-Line Element Sets	precise station configuration private location receiver settings hardware instructions	Ground pass window Data integrity check Mission review ledger
data-integrity-record Data-integrity record	Separate evidence from interpretation by preserving what was observed, what was derived, and what remains uncertain.	artifact identifier artifact description derived claim confidence / uncertainty note reviewer NASA CubeSat 101: Basic Concepts and Processes for First-Time CubeSat Developers	credentials private raw captures private partner data	Data integrity check Mission review ledger LEO verified message
public-claims-link Public-claims link	Tie each public statement to the evidence packet and prevent unsupported claims.	public statement supporting evidence item claim boundary next review date NASA CubeSat 101: Basic Concepts and Processes for First-Time CubeSat Developers	legal conclusions safety conclusions commercial readiness claims	Mission review ledger LEO verified message Personal, not commercial boundary

Hosted-payload category shortlist

education-nonprofit-programEducation or non-profit smallsat programMay already have review discipline, educational scope, and non-commercial framing compatible with the North Star.

Screening questions:

Can the program support a message-only payload objective?
Can it preserve authority, integration, disposal, and evidence records?
Can it avoid commercial service framing?

Advance signal: Program category can support learning mission boundaries and reviewer access.

Stop signal: Program category requires public service claims, opaque evidence ownership, or private terms that cannot be summarized safely.

Hosted payload Personal, not commercial boundary Payload integration review

NASA CubeSat 101: Basic Concepts and Processes for First-Time CubeSat Developers NASA CubeSat Launch Initiative

university-cubesat-collaborationUniversity CubeSat collaboration categoryUniversity CubeSat environments may understand mission review, student learning goals, and documentation discipline.

Screening questions:

Would the collaboration keep the payload message-only and non-commercial?
Can roles, evidence ownership, and public claims be documented?
Can the project avoid turning into a hardware build recipe?

Advance signal: The category supports documented roles and evidence-first learning.

Stop signal: The category requires uncontrolled hardware disclosure or unclear authority ownership.

Payload definition Mission review ledger Hosted payload

NASA CubeSat 101: Basic Concepts and Processes for First-Time CubeSat Developers

hosted-payload-integratorHosted-payload or mission integrator categoryThis category may reduce full spacecraft ownership while preserving integration and post-mission evidence responsibilities.

Screening questions:

Can the category host a minimal message objective?
Can it document authority, payload-review, disposal, and evidence responsibilities before commitment?
Can costs be represented as categories rather than launch price only?

Advance signal: The category can map roles, review gates, evidence handoff, and post-mission records.

Stop signal: The category treats rideshare price as total mission cost or hides owner/operator responsibility.

Hosted payload Payload integration review Rideshare deployer Launch price per kg

NASA SmallSat Institute: Integration, Launch, and Deployment FAA Payload Reviews SpaceX Smallsat Rideshare Program

amateur-satellite-education-categoryAmateur-satellite education categoryThis category may be relevant only if the mission remains non-commercial and compatible with amateur-satellite purpose.

Screening questions:

Can the category explain non-commercial purpose and operator responsibility?
Can it explain coordination expectations without treating them as authorization bypass?
Can it rule itself out if mission scope drifts?

Advance signal: The category can identify suitability and stop triggers before any technical planning.

Stop signal: The category encourages use of amateur service for commercial, service, or shortcut purposes.

Amateur-radio satellite service Frequency authorization Personal, not commercial boundary

47 CFR § 97.207 Space station 47 CFR § 97.3 Definitions IARU Amateur Radio Satellite Frequency Coordination

receive-only-practice-categoryReceive-only evidence practice categoryThis category builds evidence discipline before the project has any authority path or payload commitment.

Screening questions:

Can the practice produce source-backed logs without transmitting?
Can it preserve object identity, provenance, uncertainty, and public-claim boundaries?
Can it avoid station configuration or operational disclosure?

Advance signal: The category strengthens the evidence packet without creating authorization or safety claims.

Stop signal: The practice drifts into transmit planning, station setup instructions, or operational claims.

Ground pass window TLE tracking Data integrity check Mission review ledger

NASA SmallSat Institute: Ground Data Systems and Mission Operations CelesTrak NORAD Documentation: Two-Line Element Sets

Sources

NASA CubeSat 101: Basic Concepts and Processes for First-Time CubeSat Developers NASA SmallSat Institute: Ground Data Systems and Mission Operations NASA SmallSat Institute: Integration, Launch, and Deployment FCC Space Stations FCC Small Satellite and Small Spacecraft Licensing Process FCC Part 5 Experimental Licensing 47 CFR § 25.122 Applications for streamlined small space station authorization 47 CFR § 25.114 Applications for space station authorizations 47 CFR § 97.207 Space station 47 CFR § 97.3 Definitions IARU Amateur Radio Satellite Frequency Coordination FAA Payload Reviews 14 CFR § 450.43 Payload review and determination NOAA Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory Affairs: Licensing 15 CFR Part 960 Licensing of Private Remote Sensing Space Systems NASA Orbital Debris Program Office: Debris Mitigation U.S. Government Orbital Debris Mitigation Standard Practices, November 2019 Update CelesTrak NORAD Documentation: Two-Line Element Sets SpaceX Smallsat Rideshare Program