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QB50p1

QB50p1
QB50p1

DEORBITSAIL

DEORBITSAIL
DEORBITSAIL

FOX-1

FOX-1
FOX-1 Telemetry

DELFIE

DELFIE
DELFIE C3

NOAA-18

NOAA-18
NOAA-18

Super Strypi (SPARK)


Super Strypi (SPARK)

Argus, EDSN, HawaiiSat-1, ORS-Squared, PrintSat, STACEM, STU-1, Supernova-Beta

● Argus, EDSN, HawaiiSat-1, ORS-Squared, PrintSat, STACEM, STU-1, Supernova-Beta 
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Super Strypi/SPARK, (C)Sandia National Lab.
Launch of these satellites is planned on 1 or 2 Nov.
Pacific Missile Range - Kokole Point, Kauai, Hawaii
http://spaceflight101.com/spacerockets/spark-super-strypi/



Argus
Saint Louis University, USA
437.290MHz 1200bps AFSK, 2403.000-2403.400MHz Spread spectrum
http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/argus.htm



EDSN
Edison Demonstration of Smallsat Networks, Santa Clara University, USA
437.100MHz 1200bps AFSK, 2401.200-2431.200MHz
http://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/e/edsn
http://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/small_spacecraft/edsn.html



HawaiiSat-1 (HiakaSat-1)
University of Hawaii
Uplinks and Downlinks on both VHF and UHF, 9600bps GFSK
High speed S Band downlink using High Rate Telemetry
Downlink: Data Rate: 1.5Mbps Modulation: QPSK FEC: Viterbi r=1/2,k=7 ITU Emission
http://www.hsfl.hawaii.edu/wordpress/missions-2/hawaiisat-1/



ORS-Squared
COSMIAC at the University, New Mexico
437.325MHz 9600bps GMSK
http://cosmiac.org/space-missions/ors-squared/



PrintSat
Montana State University, USA
437.325MHz 9600bps GMSK
http://amsat-uk.org/2012/06/08/printsat-an-amateur-radio-3d-printer-cubesat/



STACEM
Space Dynamics Laboratory / Utah State University, USA
3U CubeSat, 4 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries
http://www.spacedynamics.org/



STU-1
ShanghaiTech University, China
436.360MHz 9600bps GMSK, 2402.000-2445.000MHz
http://www.hsfl.hawaii.edu/HSFL_missions.html



Supernova-Beta
Pumpkin Inc, USA
437.570MHz, 1200bps AFSK, 6U
http://www.cubesatkit.com/docs/SUPERNOVA_User_Manual-RevA0.pdf
http://www.cubesatkit.com/docs/SUPERNOVA%28TM%29_6U_BLOCK_III_ICD.PDF



(C)Hawaii Space Flight Lab.


Satellite                Downlink            Beacon    Mode
----------------------   -----------------   -------   ------------
Argus                    2403.000-2403.400   437.290   1200bps AFSK
EDSN                     2401.200-2431.200   437.100   1200bps AFSK
HawaiiSat1 (HiakaSat1)    145.9805           437.2705  9600bps GFSK
ORS-Squared               437.325               .      9600bps GMSK
PrintSat                  437.325               .      9600bps GMSK
STACEM                       .                  .      ?
STU-1                    2402.000-2445.000   436.360   9600bps GMSK
Supernova-Beta            437.570               .      1200bps AFSK
----------------------   -----------------   -------   ------------
 
SOURCE JE9PEL/1  

XW-2E and XW-2F

XW-2E and XW-2F
XW-2E

XW-2F

FOX-1 Telemetry

FOX-1 Telemetry
FOX-1 Telemetry

HiakaSat Beacon

UPDATE 2015-10-27:
The launch date has slipped. Possible launch dates now are  Nov 1 or 2.
The beacon will transmit every 15 seconds on both UHF and VHF frequencies.
  • Spacecraft Name: HiakaSat
  • Target Launch Date: Nov 1 or 2
  • Orbit: 415x490km, 94.7 degrees, Period of 93.6 minutes
  • UHF Beacon: 437.2705MHz (437.26-437.28 MHz), 9600bps GFSK 2W
  • VHF Beacon: 145.9805MHz (145.97-145.99 MHz), 9600bps GFSK 1W
  • Baseline Receive Equipment:
    • Ham Radio IC-9100 or IC-7000, ‘Data 2’ Port 9600bps FSK Output
    • MixW Software TNC in packet mode w/ VHF 9600bps defaults and TNC emulation, or Kantronics TNC using 9600bps FSK port
The Two Line Element Set will be provided once we have more information about the orbit insertion.

HawaiiSat-1

Thermal Hyper-Spectral Remote Sensing Mission

One of the first design iterations of HawaiiSat-1's satellite
One of the first design iterations of HawaiiSat-1’s satellite
UPDATE 2015-10-27:
The launch date has slipped. Possible launch dates now are  Nov 1 or 2.
UPDATE 2015-10-26:
Please visit this page for more information on the orbit and beacon frequencies for HiakaSat:
http://www.hsfl.hawaii.edu/wordpress/missions/hawaiisat-1/hiakasat-beacon/
The HawaiiSat-1 mission aims to demonstrate the Hawai`i Space Flight Laboratory’s ability to design, launch, and operate satellites. This supports the Office of Responsive Space (ORS) office activities, as well as supports research objectives of the University of Hawaii. The Hawai`iSat-1 mission includes a 55kg (~121 lbs) low-Earth orbiting satellite, named ‘HiakaSat’, which will be the platform for demonstrating a DARPA-funded UH-developed long wave infrared hyper-spectral imaging system. In addition, the satellite will be outfitted with two color cameras to provide wide and narrow view images of the Earth.

Objectives

The HawaiiSat-1 mission aims to achieve the following objectives:
» Demonstrate a cost effective on-orbit platform for performing technology demonstrations
» Perform remote sensing with the newly designed space ultra-compact hyper-spectral imager (SUCHI)
» Perform imaging with two HSFL color cameras which are co-aligned with SUCHI
» Provide workforce development opportunities for students and recent graduates
» Further develop infrastructure for sustainable satellite development, integration and test, and operations

Workforce Development

HSFL-HS-1_team_Feb.2011-large
HSFL HawaiiSat-1 Critical Design Review Team
Incorporating the efforts from UH students as early as 2003, this mission is the evolution of the largest satellite workforce development effort that HSFL and the Hawaii Space Grant Consortium have jointly taken on. The underlying philosophy has been to “build the team to run the missions”. From the time this mission concept was launched in 2009, over 30 students and interns were directly involved in the design and fabrication of the spacecraft itself, as well as more than 20 additional UH students who worked on supporting projects to analyze and test spacecraft components.  Many of our students have since graduated, and have become an important part of our post-graduate workforce development fellowship programs.

Hyper-Spectral Imaging Payload

SUCHI_DiamondHead
Developed by the Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, SUCHI’s hyper-spectral imaging technology produces images like the one shown here. Each pixel from the SUCHI payload will contain over 250 data points to create a series of infrared intensities for wavelengths between 8.5 to 13 microns. Information from the intensity versus wavelength can be used to identify materials, and specific wavelengths can reveal what can’t be seen by the naked eye. This important demonstration will validate this exciting new hyper-spectral imaging technology for future missions.

QB50P1 28-10-2015 15:46 UTC

QB50P1 28-10-2015 15:46 UTC
QB50P1

UKube-1 CubeSat Completes Mission

UKube-1 in flight configuration in the cleanroom at Clyde Space Ltd - Credit Steve Greenland 2M0SCG
UKube-1 in flight configuration in the cleanroom at Clyde Space Ltd – Credit Steve Greenland 2M0SCG
UKube-1, the UK Space Agency’s first national spacecraft, has now completed its nominal mission following over 14 months of operations. Discussion is underway with AMSAT-UK about the possibility of taking over UKube-1 operations to continue its educational and outreach activities.
UKube-1 CubeSat installed in Deployment Pod
UKube-1 CubeSat installed in Deployment Pod
Launched in July 2014, UKube-1 is a technology demonstration mission with a broad set of objectives aimed at attracting and training future generations of engineers, encouraging collaboration across sectors and institutions, fast tracking space technology development and engaging with students.
As a 3 unit CubeSat (30x30x10cm), flying 4 main payloads, with all the key subsystems of much larger satellites, UKube-1 remains one of the most advanced CubeSats ever built. Despite some technical challenges in orbit, the mission has achieved a range of milestones including:
• delivery into the correct planned orbit (around 650km, sun-synchronous)
• successful deployment of solar panels and antenna
• good battery health
• slow spin rate measured
• uplink and downlink capabilities checked, including Large Data Transfer, downlink at 3 speeds, and redundant communications mode
• all core payloads commissioned and data collected for each
• on-board camera technology successfully tested
• data downlinked from multiple ground stations across the globe
UKube-1 has also helped maintain the UK’s leading position in the CubeSat sector. Participation in the mission placed Clyde Space in an excellent position to capitalise on the fast growing global nanosatellite market. The company has experienced 100% year on year growth, both in turnover and employees, as a direct result from involvement in UKube-1, and is firmly established as a global leader.
Andy Strain and Steve Greenland 2M0SCG in Kazakhstan with UKube-1 and Deployment Pod
Andy Strain and Steve Greenland 2M0SCG in Kazakhstan with UKube-1 and Deployment Pod
Mark McCrum, Bright Ascension Ltd, said:
“UKube-1 provided us with an invaluable opportunity to gain flight heritage for our software technology and to get deeply involved in the operation of a complex CubeSat mission. It gave a huge boost to our credibility as a space software provider and has been instrumental in winning further work.”
Craig Clark, CEO Clyde Space Ltd, said:
“UKube-1 represents a pivotal achievement in the development and growth of Clyde Space. The project moved the company from being a spacecraft subsystems supplier to providing full missions for our customers. To give some context to the extent that Ukube-1 has had to our business, Clyde Space has more than quadrupled in size in the last 3 years and there are currently over 60 CubeSats planned through production here in Glasgow over the next 18 months. The return on investment for Ukube-1 in terms of jobs and export sales for the UK has been outstanding and is a great example of industry and the UK Space Agency working together to put the UK at the forefront of global space technology.”
Professor Andrew Holland, Open University, added:
“Involvement in the UKube-1 mission, though our C3D instrument, has had a positive effect on our research and technology programme within the Space Instrumentation Group at the Open University, as well as a positive effect on our technology partners in the project; XCAM Ltd and e2v Ltd. The project has helped the OU to build a new strand of instrument development within the group, raised awareness of the CubeSat platform as a potential vehicle to accelerate the development of scientific space instrumentation, and has provided early in-orbit-demonstration of technologies. The mission introduced us to new academic and industrial collaborators operating in the space sector and supported the career development of the young engineers and scientists working on the project.”
Dr Helen Walker at the AMSAT-UK Space Colloquium - Credit DK3WN
Dr Helen Walker at the AMSAT-UK Space Colloquium – Credit DK3WN
STFC’s RAL Space provided the Ground Station for the misison at Chilbolton Observatory in Hampshire UK, and UKube-1 operations were commanded from there. Mission Manager Dr Helen Walker said:
“It has been a very exciting time, made possible only with the great support from all the teams involved.”
Although the Agency-supported mission phase has ended, discussion is underway with AMSAT-UK about the possibility of taking over UKube-1 operations to continue its educational and outreach activities until the satellite orbit naturally degrades.
More information about UKube-1 can be found in the missions section of the UK Space Agency website https://www.gov.uk/government/case-studies/ukube-1
Source https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ukube-1-completes-mission
UKube-1 carries a set of AMSAT-UK FUNcube boards which provide an educational beacon for use by schools and a linear transponder for amateur radio communications.
UKube-1 nominal frequencies:
• 145.840 MHz Telemetry downlink
• 145.915 MHz FUNcube subsystem beacon
• 400 mW inverting SSB/CW linear transponder
– 435.080-435.060 MHz Uplink
– 145.930-145.950 MHz Downlink
Dr Helen Walker gave a presentation on UKube-1 to the 2015 AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium in Guildford.
Watch UKube-1: technology, mission and operations – Dr Helen Walker
UKube-1 http://amsat-uk.org/satellites/communications/ukube-1/

Source: http://amsat-uk.org

BUGSAT-1

BUGSAT-1
BUGSAT-1

EMAIL    :tita@satellogic.com ..Upt: 06:27:42 ......Bat:11.92v ..Temp:20.6C ..Gyr:1.09d/s ..À
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FUNCUBE-2

FUNCUBE-2
FUNCUBE-2 Dashboard




BUGSAT-1 25-10-2015 15:40 UTC

BUGSAT-1 25-10-2015 15:40 UTC
BUGSAT-1

FUNCUBE-1

FUNCUBE-1
FUNCUBE-1

FUNCUBE-2

FUNCUBE-2
FUNCUBE-2  Dashboard

FUNCUBE-2

FUNcube Telemetry


QB-50P1

QB-50P1
QB-50P1

FUNCUBE-2

FUNCUBE-2
FUNCUBE-2

FUNCUBE-2

FUNCUBE-1

FUNCUBE-1

FUNCUBE-1

FUNCUBE-1

DEORBITSAIL 20-10-2015

DEORBITSAIL 20-10-2015
DEORBITSAIL

PSAT-1

PSAT-1]APOFF,ARISS,qAR,YC3BVG:s#010601,0z290,CFaf0dfFcfGbeHacH0AH0EGbFFeGDfF0fFdg
PSAT-1]APOFF,ARISS,qAR,YC3BVG:T#632,879,073,890,630,834,00011100
PSAT-1]APOFF,ARISS,qAR,YC3BVG:s#010600,0z290,f0dfbddbedbeeade0deDceFcdFccFb0FbCEc
PSAT-1]APOFF,ARISS,qAR,YC3BVG:T#631,876,071,896,628,835,00011100

PSAT-1

PSAT-1
1:Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI R Pid=F0 Len=50> [01:03:25R]
!20  .  S\133  .  ES090/999/W3ADO  s#007257,0z290

1:Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI R Pid=F0 Len=34> [01:05:32R]
T#720,795,073,957,848,807,00011100
1:Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI R Pid=F0 Len=52> [01:06:34R]
s#007259,0z290,000000000000000000000000000000000000

1:Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI R Pid=F0 Len=34> [01:07:34R]
T#722,793,085,959,854,810,00011100
1:Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI R Pid=F0 Len=50> [01:08:08R]
!29  .  S\139  .  ES090/999/W3ADO  s#007260,0z290

1:Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI R Pid=F0 Len=34> [01:08:35R]
T#723,793,071,960,857,811,00011100
1:Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI R Pid=F0 Len=34> [01:09:36R]
T#724,780,347,961,861,813,00011100
1:Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI R Pid=F0 Len=50> [01:09:41R]
!32  .  S\142  .  ES090/999/W3ADO  s#007261,0z290

PSAT TELEMETRY Decoder

FUNCUBE TELEMETRY

FUNCUBE TELEMETRY
FUNCUBE TELEMETRY


FUNCUBE TELEMETRY

FOX-1A

FOX-1A
FOX-1 Telemetry Decoder

Receive with RTLSDR R820T dongle and QFH

XW-2E 11-10-2015 22:27 UTC

XW-2E 11-10-2015 22:27 UTC
XW-2E 11-10-2015 22:27 UTC

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