Real Mission Workflows
See how SMAD Portal fits into the mission engineering workflows your team runs every day.
LEO Earth Observation Phase Gate Review
The Challenge
CDR is six weeks out. The PM needs to show full requirements traceability from mission objectives through subsystem specifications, with current mass and power margins, risk status, and phase gate progress. Today this means pulling data from four separate tools, cross-referencing spreadsheets, and assembling a PowerPoint package that takes two engineers two weeks to build.
The Workflow
Bulk import from CSV or paste directly. SMAD Portal maps L1 mission objectives to L2 system requirements and L3 subsystem specs automatically.
Connect requirements to mass, power, and link budgets. Associate risks with affected requirements. The traceability matrix builds itself as you work.
Set up CDR review criteria across all subsystems. Mark items Green, Yellow, or Red. See overall gate readiness at a glance.
One-click PDF export with requirements trace, budget margins, risk status, and phase gate summary. The deliverable your review board expects, assembled in minutes.
The Outcome
A complete CDR review package that would have taken two weeks, delivered in an afternoon. Requirements fully traced, margins current, risks linked. The review board gets exactly what they need.
Constellation Requirements Traceability
The Challenge
A systems engineer is managing 200+ requirements across six subsystems for a multi-satellite constellation program. Requirements flow from stakeholder needs through system-level specs to subsystem allocations. When a requirement changes, every downstream link needs to be checked. Today this means maintaining a DOORS database or a massive spreadsheet with manual cross-references that break every time someone edits a row.
The Workflow
Import from CSV or DOORS export. SMAD Portal preserves parent-child relationships and creates the L1, L2, L3 hierarchy automatically.
Link requirements to verifications, risks, and stakeholder needs. The Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) shows coverage, orphans, and gaps in real time.
When a requirement changes, all downstream links are flagged as suspect. Review and clear suspect flags from a dedicated dashboard, just like DOORS but without the DOORS license.
Generate a compliance matrix showing every requirement, its verification method, current status, and linked risks. Export to CSV or PDF for customer deliverables.
The Outcome
Complete requirements traceability across the constellation program. No orphan requirements, no broken links, no surprise gaps at review. Change impact is visible immediately.
SmallSat Startup Mission Sizing
The Challenge
A three-person team at a NewSpace company needs to size their first LEO mission for an investor meeting next month. They need orbit parameters, mass and power budgets, a link budget, and enough analysis to show the mission closes. They do not have budget for STK, DOORS, or dedicated mission planning tools. Today they are using a collection of Python scripts, Excel sheets, and back-of-the-envelope math.
The Workflow
Use the orbit analysis calculator to evaluate candidate orbits. Compare ground coverage, revisit time, eclipse duration, and delta-V requirements.
Start from SMAD reference values for your mission class. Add subsystem allocations, track margins, and see where the design is tight.
Configure transmitter, receiver, and path parameters. The link budget calculator shows margin at each stage and flags any link that does not close.
Export a one-page mission overview with orbit parameters, mass breakdown, power budget, and link margins. Exactly what your investors need to see.
The Outcome
A credible mission design package assembled in days instead of weeks. Enough analysis to demonstrate the mission closes, with real numbers behind every claim.
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