ESA’s CubeSats ready for flight

The first students' CubeSats to be sponsored by ESA’s Education Office have passed their Final Acceptance Review and have been declared ready for launch on board the maiden flight of Vega, the new ESA launcher. The launch window for this historic lift-off opens on 26 January and ends in the first week of February 2012.

The seven university-built picosatellites, each weighing only 1 kilogram, were integrated with the devices that will carry them during launch – the P-PODs, or Poly-Picosatellite Orbital Deployers – between late October and mid November. Before they could be cleared for launch, they had to pass a detailed technical examination known as the Final Acceptance Review.

READ MORE @ EAS- Education website


Sourse SGARC

TinySDR

TinySDR by LY1GP It's a very simple direct conversion receiver consisting of nothing more than three parts:

1) Simple LC band pass filter;
2) Mixer; and
3) VFO.

No AF amplifier stage, it just feeds the output direct to the sound card MIC input and leaves it to do the amplification etc. Oh, and the VFO is coupled into the mixer via a phase transformer thereby providing two different phases - one at 0 degrees and one at 90 degrees - and thereby making the output that of (I believe) an IQ SDR receiver.
My 1st version work very nice ,It need more work at VFO.
tnx VK1IS for the webblog .



See a Clip at youtube

CubeSats

Up to nine CubeSats built by European Universities will be flown during the debut of Europe's new Vega launch vehicle at the beginning of 2012. Together they represent a diverse range of designs and a variety of miniaturised technologies and sensors.

Up to nine CubeSats will be accommodated in three P-POD deployment systems which are to be mounted on the LARES primary payload. Each 1 kg CubeSat will be deployed into a high inclination, low Earth orbit, and is expected to operate in orbit for up to four years using a small ground station based at its respective university.
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Amateur and Diversity Technologies

Nice comment Paul GM4ULS , Thank you OM .

Paul GM4ULS said...
Yesterday I was in a three-way QSO on 10m AM with two American operators. The technologies in use were very diverse. One of the stateside hams was an old Johnson Valiant transmitter, the other was using a Flex 5000A software defined set-up, and I was using a little single-band Chinese rig (Anytone AT5555). It's wonderful how such different technologies can be put to the same use.
73
Paul
GM4ULS


Anytone AT5555


Flex 5000A


Valiant transmitter

See
Software Defined Radio experiment.
Software Defined Radio via Direct Conversions Receivers

Software Defined Radio experiment.

Software Defined Radio experiment.

Really it is joyful to listen to DX station with some discreet components and your PC.

The Crystal oscillator is not suitable for good band coverage.
Next step I will add a VFO. The one I've built for 20m was unstable suffering too much frequency drift!

Software Defined Radio via Direct Conversions Receivers

Software Defined Radio Via my old Homebrew Double Side Band Direct Conversions Receivers

European Student Moon Orbiter (ESMO)

European Student Moon Orbiter (ESMO) is an education satellite project of the ESA's (European Space Agency) Education Office, and if successful it will be the first ever student-built spacecraft to leave Earth orbit and achieve an orbit around another solar system body




ESMO represents a unique and inspirational opportunity for university students, providing them with valuable and challenging hands-on space project experience in order to fully prepare a well qualified workforce for future ESA missions in the next decades. In addition, ESMO has a powerful education outreach aspect and strong attraction for students across Europe, by lowering the entry-level for lunar exploration to attainable university project activities. ESMO also represents an opportunity for students to contribute to the scientific knowledge and future European exploration of the Moon by returning new data and testing new technologies

More Info

Explorerer-1_[Prime] Telemetry (E1P-U2)

23:04 23:16 UTC
Orbit # 271
Max El 37*

Russian Mars Probe Stuck in Earth Orbit

Russia’s Phobos-Grunt mission, which was designed to return samples of a Mars moon to Earth, remained stuck in Earth orbit as of Nov. 11.

The Russian space agency Roscosmos acknowledged in a Nov. 9 statement that Phobos-Grunt failed to ignite its on-board engines and became stuck in Earth orbit. Roscosmos added that it would attempt radio contact with the spacecraft late Nov. 9 Moscow time and try to “re-enable the main engines.” As of press time Nov. 11, Roscosmos had posted no further update. U.S. Strategic Command’s Space-Track website projected Nov. 10 that Phobos-Grunt would re-enter Earth’s atmosphere Nov. 26 if the spacecraft remained in its current orbit. More @ Space News

Jugnu satellite receiving movie.

UKube-1 final design approved

Posted on November 8, 2011 by M0TFO at uk.amsat.org

The UK space Agency and Astrium have just approved the final design of UKube-1 – the UK’s first CubeSat mission




On Thursday and Friday last week (3rd and 4th November 2011), a young team of engineers from Clyde Space presented their final design to a team of experts for the Critical Design Review (CDR) – the typical ‘gateway’ for space missions to proceed into the flight build and implementation phase.

The CDR for Ukube-1 thus marks an important point in the development of the mission, establishing the robustness of the design, the level of technical risk and the schedule/resourcing for the completion of all the tasks to build the flight spacecraft.

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AMSAT-UK

9 CubeSats for the launch on 16 Jan 2012.

ESA - European Space Agency is standing by 9 CubeSats for the launch on 16 Jan 2012.


PW-Sat1 Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
Robusta University of Montpellier 2, France
SwissCube-2 Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland
XaTcobeo a collaboration of the University of Vigo and INTA, Spain
UNICubeSAT University of Rome, Italy
AtmoCube University of Trieste, Italy
e-st@r Politecnico di Torino, Italy
OUFTI-1 University of Liege, Belgium
Goliat University of Bucharest, Romania

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PW-Sat1

Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
Mode:
1. Receive only mode - no downlink
2. Beacon CW mode - Downlink On-Off Keying (OOK) CW (1kHz) 12 WPM on 435.020 MHz
3. Beacon BPSK mode - Downlink BPSK (3 kHz) 1200 bps AX25 (1 frame on 20 sec) on 435.020 MHz
4. Control communication mode. Downlink BPSK (3 kHz) 1200 bps AX25 on 435.020 MHz
5. Voice Repeater mode (aka "AO-16" mode) - Uplink 145.900MHz FM (15 kHz)
Downlink 435.020MHz DSB (3 kHz)
http://eng.pw.edu.pl/
http://tinyurl.com/CubeSatPW-Sat
http://www.uk.amsat.org/2011/10/21/pw-sat-to-launch-in-january/

PW-Sat1




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Robusta

Universite Montpellier 2, France
http://tinyurl.com/montpellier2
http://www.ies.univ-montp2.fr/robusta/satellite/?lang=en

Robusta Frequency
437.325MHz 1200bd FM telemetry with one data burst of 20 secs every 3 mins

PDF files
http://www.ies.univ-montp2.fr/robusta/satellite/IMG/pdf/EN_EA_2010.02.02-2.pdf
http://www.ies.univ-montp2.fr/robusta/satellite/IMG/pdf/EN_GN_2010.11._interface-anglaisV9.pdf
http://www.ies.univ-montp2.fr/robusta/satellite/IMG/pdf/Progress_Report_1_08.11.pdf

Robusta




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SwissCube-2

Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Frequency: 437.505MHz CW
http://swisscube.epfl.ch/

SwissCube-2




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XaTcobeo

Universidade de Vigo, Spain
FFSK with AX.25 on UHF, Simplex 437.365MHz
SSR downlink 145.940MHz
http://www.xatcobeo.com/cms/

XaTcobeo



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UNICubeSAT

University of Rome, Italy
437.345MHz 19k2 FSK
http://www.gaussteam.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=96&Itemid=183
http://mstl.atl.calpoly.edu/~bklofas/Presentations/DevelopersWorkshop2009/2_Science/3_Santonio-UNICubeSat.pdf

UNICubeSAT




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AtmoCube

University of Trieste, Italy
437.225MHz 9k6 FSK
http://wwwusers.ts.infn.it/~gregorio/AtmoCube/AtmoCube_proposal.pdf
http://www2.units.it/atmocube/theses/assetto_Ciani.pdf

AtmoCube




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e-st@r

Politecnico di Torino, Italy
437.445MHz 1k2 AFSK
http://areeweb.polito.it/ricerca/E-STAR/Documents/Cubesats_development_at_Politecnico_di_Torino.pdf
http://areeweb.polito.it/ricerca/E-STAR/Documents/ESTAR_iWAT.pdf

e-st@r




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OUFTI-1

University of Liege, Belgium
OUFTI-1 = D-STAR Repeater in space
Uplink 145MHz / downlink 435.015 and 435.045MHz
DV mode only (GMSK / 4800bps)
Dual adaptive on-board Doppler compensation
Up to 10 minutes of continuous D-STAR communication time
Slots for custom compensation to be requested on our website
http://www.bxe.uba.be/oufti.pdf
http://www.ltas-s3l.ulg.ac.be/cmsms/uploads/08-09_Beukelaers.pdf

OUFTI-1




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Goliat

University of Bucharest, Romania
437.485MHz 1k2 AFSK
http://www.unibuc.ro/en/
http://mstl.atl.calpoly.edu/~bklofas/Presentations/SummerWorkshop2008/Sun/1%20University%20of%20Bucharest.pdf

Goliat




Sourse de JE9PEL / Mineo Wakita web Page

JE9PEL researched about ESA CubeSats website

Satellites Name were Swapped !!

SRMVU TLM

16:58 17:15 UTC

SRMVUCZZPXC
SRCVUCZZPXC
SRMVUCZZPXC
SRCVUCZZPXC

Still I’ve noticed the swap between the names of SRMSAT and JUGNU satellite since last week?? Kep elements are ok .Only the names had been swapped.!!!

JUGNU CW TELEMETRY

16:09 16:25 UTC
jugnu mpppdanoeaateaaanzxyaaacgaaav
jugnu mpppdaooeaateaaanzxyaaadgaaav
jugnu mpppdaapeaateaaanzxyaaacgaaas
jugnu mpppdabpeaateaaanzxyaaabgaaao
jugnu mpppdabegaateaaanzxyaaacgaaat
jugnu mpppdaepeaateaaanzxyaaaagaaas
jugnu mpppdafpeaateaaanzxyaaafgaaas

Still I've noticed the swap between the names of SRMSAT and JUGNU satellite since last week?? Kep elements are ok .Only the names had been swapped.

E1P-U2 TLM

23:28 23;48 UTC
Orbit # 96
Raw Data!!
)*/-6/-8>-6>SABM,?
)*/-2*/-8>-6>SABM,?
)*//-8>-6>SABM,?
)*/-14/-8>-6>SABM,?
)*/-12*/-8>-6>SABM,?

Packets received
3-Nov-2011 23:19:43.265Port COM6opened at 11/4/2011 2:19:43 AM
3-Nov-2011 23:39:05.715 RECV Beacon Packet 210727212
33 72 05 02 4B 37 4D 53 55 2D 31 20 09 20 08 00 84 0C 8F 71 2C 00 01 FE CC 29 0C 31 2F 90 90 BB 00 0F F0 07 04 F9 91 05 C0 60 40 FD 51 05 C5 F7 D2 09 C0 60 40 FD 4F 09 07 06 07 07 03 56 20 02 66 02 6E DC DD 53 57 E6 A0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 9F 02 58 35 35 35 35 35 35 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 01 00 00
3-Nov-2011 23:39:05.933 RECV Other PacketE0 02 00 00
3-Nov-2011 23:39:36.479 RECV Beacon Packet 210738852
33 72 05 02 4B 37 4D 53 55 2D 31 20 09 20 08 00 84 0C 8F 9E A4 00 01 FE CC 29 0C 31 2F 90 90 BB 00 0F F0 07 04 F7 44 05 80 60 20 FD 51 05 C4 FA 5B 09 A0 60 40 FD 4D 09 07 06 07 07 03 53 20 02 66 02 6E DB DC 4E 59 E3 A0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 9F 02 58 35 35 35 35 35 35 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00
3-Nov-2011 23:39:36.495 RECV Other PacketE0 02 00 00
3-Nov-2011 23:39:51.979 RECV Beacon Packet 210744672
33 72 05 02 4B 37 4D 53 55 2D 31 20 09 20 08 00 84 0C 8F B5 60 00 01 FE CC 29 0C 31 2F 90 90 BB 00 0F F0 07 04 F6 D0 05 40 60 20 FD 52 05 C4 F8 04 09 80 60 40 FD 4B 0A 06 06 07 07 03 52 20 02 67 02 6E DB DC 53 58 F6 A0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 9F 02 58 35 35 35 35 35 35 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00
3-Nov-2011 23:39:51.994 RECV Other PacketE0 02 00 00
3-Nov-2011 23:40:07.650 RECV Beacon Packet 210750492
33 72 05 02 4B 37 4D 53 55 2D 31 20 09 20 08 00 84 0C 8F CC 1C 00 01 FE CC 29 0C 31 2F 90 90 BB 00 0F F0 07 04 F6 D0 05 00 60 20 FD 51 05 C3 F8 04 09 80 60 40 FD 4C 09 07 07 07 07 03 55 20 02 67 02 6E DB DC 4F 59 D6 A0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 9F 02 58 35 35 35 35 35 35 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 01 00 00 00 00
3-Nov-2011 23:40:07.650 RECV Other PacketE0 02 00 00

Receiving and decoding E1P-U2 telemetry.

Receiving and decoding E1P-U2 Cube Satellite telemetry .1/11/2011
22:44 22;57 UTC Orbit # 65.




How to setup software for EP1-U2 Cubesat.

How to decode E1P-U2 CubeSat !

1- create a pair of com port using Virtual Serial Port Emulator (VSPE)
eg PORT6=port7.





2- Setup MixW Mode as following



3- Setup MixW TNC Emulation as following





4-Downloading and Installing E-1P Telemetry Decoder:

1) Download the E-1P Telemetry Decoder program here: E-1P Telemetry Decoder2) Double click E1P Telemetry Decoder.msi to start the Windows install wizard.
a. Click Next to start the wizard
b. The default install folder is: C:\Program Files\MSU\E1p Telemetry Decoder\ Click Next to confirm installation folder
c. Click Next to start installation*
d. Click Close to finish
3) The E1P Telemetry Decoder program is now installed here: C:\Program Files\MSU\E1p Telemetry Decoder\E1P Telemetry Decoder.exe
4) A desktop shortcut is automatically created.
Sourse

5- Setup the E-1P Telemetry Decoder as following.



7- Raw Data Rx by MixW looks like this.



8-E-1P Telemetry Decoder well analyzed the received data to different values.



9- Decoded Packet received on
30-Oct-2011 23:45:29.527 RECV Other PacketE0 02 00 00
30-Oct-2011 23:45:45.043 RECV Beacon Packet 81390535
33 72 05 02 4B 37 4D 53 55 2D 31 20 09 20 08 00 84 04 D9 EB C7 00 01 00 02 29 0C 31 30 90 90 BB 00 0F F0 0F 04 F6 78 06 E0 62 00 FD A1 06 55 F7 C6 0A 80 62 20 FD 14 0A 06 06 07 07 03 52 20 02 67 02 6E DB DC 4F 58 00 A0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 9F 02 58 35 35 35 35 35 35 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00
30-Oct-2011 23:45:45.058 RECV Other PacketE0 02 00 00
30-Oct-2011 23:46:00.590 RECV Beacon Packet 81396355
33 72 05 02 4B 37 4D 53 55 2D 31 20 09 20 08 00 84 04 DA 02 83 00 01 00 02 29 0C 31 30 90 90 BB 00 0F F0 0F 04 F7 EE 06 C0 62 00 FD A0 06 54 F7 C6 0A 80 62 20 FD 17 09 07 06 07 07 03 53 21 02 66 02 6E DB DC 4F 58 EF A0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 9F 02 58 35 35 35 35 35 35 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00
30-Oct-2011 23:46:00.590 RECV Other PacketE0 02 00 00
30-Oct-2011 23:46:16.121 RECV Beacon Packet 81402175
33 72 05 02 4B 37 4D 53 55 2D 31 20 09 20 08 00 84 04 DA 19 3F 00 01 00 02 29 0C 31 30 90 90 BB 00 0F F0 0F 04 F7 EE 06 80 62 00 FD A0 06 54 F7 C4 0A 80 62 20 FD 17 0A 07 06 06 07 03 56 1F 02 67 02 6E DB DB 50 59 F2 A0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 9F 02 58 35 35 35 35 35 35 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00
30-Oct-2011 23:46:16.137 RECV Other PacketE0 02 00 00
30-Oct-2011 23:46:31.652 RECV Beacon Packet 81407995
33 72 05 02 4B 37 4D 53 55 2D 31 20 09 20 08 00 84 04 DA 2F FB 00 01 00 02 29 0C 31 30 90 90 BB 00 0F F0 0F 04 F7 42 06 40 62 00 FD A0 06 53 F7 C4 0A 60 62 20 FD 17 0A 06 06 07 07 03 53 1E 02 67 02 6E DA DC 53 58 EC A0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 9F 02 58 35 35 35 35 35 35 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00
30-Oct-2011 23:46:31.683 RECV Other PacketE0 02 00 00
30-Oct-2011 23:46:47.168 RECV Beacon Packet 81413815
33 72 05 02 4B 37 4D 53 55 2D 31 20 09 20 08 00 84 04 DA 46 B7 00 01 00 02 29 0C 31 30 90 90 BB 00 0F F0 0F 04 F7 42 06 20 62 00 FD 9F 06 53 F7 DF 0A 40 62 20 FD 17 0A 07 06 07 07 04 53 20 02 67 02 6E DA DC 52 55 F3 A0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 9F 02 58 35 35 35 35 35 35 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00
30-Oct-2011 23:46:47.183 RECV Other PacketE0 02 00 00
30-Oct-2011 23:47:02.730 RECV Beacon Packet 81419635
33 72 05 02 4B 37 4D 53 55 2D 31 20 09 20 08 00 84 04 DA 5D 73 00 01 00 02 29 0C 31 30 90 90 BB 00 0F F0 0F 04 F7 32 06 00 62 00 FD A0 06 52 FA 2E 0A 40 62 00 FD 17 09 06 07 07 07 03 52 21 02 67 02 6E DA DB 53 5A EF A0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 9F 02 58 35 35 35 35 35 35 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00
30-Oct-2011 23:47:02.746 RECV Other PacketE0 02 00 00
30-Oct-2011 23:47:18.262 RECV Beacon Packet 81425455
33 72 05 02 4B 37 4D 53 55 2D 31 20 09 20 08 00 84 04 DA 74 2F 00 01 00 02 29 0C 31 30 90 90 BB 00 0F F0 0F 04 F7 32 05 C0 62 00 FD A1 06 52 FA 2E 0A 40 62 00 FD 16 09 07 06 07 07 03 56 21 02 67 02 6E DA DB 4F 57 EE A0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 9F 02 58 35 35 35 35 35 35 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00
30-Oct-2011 23:47:18.262 RECV Other PacketE0 02 00 00
30-Oct-2011 23:47:33.824 RECV Beacon Packet 81431275
33 72 05 02 4B 37 4D 53 55 2D 31 20 09 20 08 00 84 04 DA 8A EB 00 01 00 02 29 0C 31 30 90 90 BB 00 0F F0 0F 04 F7 38 05 A0 61 E0 FD 9F 06 52 F7 A4 0A 20 62 00 FD 16 09 06 06 07 07 03 52 20 02 66 02 6E DA DB 52 56 F9 A0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 9F 02 58 35 35 35 35 35 35 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00
30-Oct-2011 23:47:33.840 RECV Other PacketE0 02 00 00
30-Oct-2011 23:47:49.293 RECV Beacon Packet 81437095

Notice use USB for receiving E1P-2U at 437.505.
Good luck

1st signal recevied over Africa from Explorer-1

22:49 23:03 UTC
Orbit # 7
Loc KK65GP
signal was so strong .
(raw data)Rx

)*/-5/-15/IHH]-8*/-2>-6>I60,?,FD:
ˆ.c×Ø*
.eàýe......Q!.f.nÞßWXë .......Ÿ.X555555...........................................................

.
)*/-11/-15*/IHH]-8/-2>-6>I50,?,FD:
._÷ö.ÀeÀý^
.....]!.f.oÝÞOTå .......Ÿ.X555555............................................................
)*/-15*>-6>I01,?,00:
...)
þ’»..ð..öî.€e ýŽ._÷ë.ÀeÀýZ
.....S..f.nÝÞPXá .......Ÿ.X555555............................................................
)*/-7/-15/IHH]-8/*/2P~I-11>-6>UNKN,?
)*/-12*>-6>I13,?,00:
...)
þ’»..ð..×Øu..e@ý«.X÷Œ.@e`ý>
.....S!.f.nÚÛSXè .......¿.X555555............................................................

RAX-2 decoder Image by Tetsu

Time : 2011-10-28 UTC 14:39
73
Tetsu
JA0CAW

RAX-2 alive !

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Subject: [amsat-bb] RAX-2 alive !
From: "PA3GUO"
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:43:59 +0200

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RAW data

!S 12:36:49 !RAX-1>CQ:nvm8k|b3M?Call f<1h7s d-LhWfn 8eedlkii4 6ff64)^h
!S 12:39:50 !RAX-1>CQ:nvm8k|]vMK@fqq @DPP 3
!S 12:39:50 !Z 8eddlkii47fe75zW^h
!S 12:40:30 !RAX-1>CQ:nvm8k|Q?Jqhmm}Fe 1 _/b[
!S 12:40:31 !M- (8edckkii57fe75w^h
!S 12:40:50 !RAX-1>CQ:nvm8k|VM1!liig0G~s`@*
!S 12:40:51 ! 4zB@ 8ddckkhi57fe75^h
!S 12:41:10 !RAX-1>CQ:nvm8"k|[CMn^mm fH-> Mfw,Bv ^8ddckkhi57fe75^h
!S 12:41:31 !RAX-1>CQ:nvm86k|[ M*PfgYpI^y/V],?5$L 8ddckkhh57fe75Jh
!S 12:41:51 !RAX-1>CQ:nvm8Jk|UiMODcpp 3[J6 W
!S 12:41:51 !HZ$rfrA 8ddckkhi57fe75^h
!S 12:42:11 !RAX-1>CQ:nv.m8^k|Z J1(tggfFK$ <~*-!/ 8dcckkhh57fe75h
!S 12:42:31 !RAX-1>CQ:nvCm8rk|Z_JW .kpp1L~ =LOC5&0 {fN z {8dcckkhh57fe86V^h
!S 12:42:51 !RAX-1>CQ:nvWm8k|T H7″ahh3Mk;!UU7′eI-6O988 ~8dcckkhh57fe86bh

Henk, PA3GUO,

Successful launch of NPP/DELTA-II with cubesats

Friday, October 28th, 2011 by DK3WN

09:48 UTC Liftoff the Delta 2 with NPP – the world’s next-generation weather watcher heads to space
10:47 UTC NPP spacecraft has been released from the Delta 2 rocket’s second stage

11:26 UTC Confirmed deployment of P-POD-1 with AubieSat-1, Explorer-1 Prime and M-Cubed/COVE
11:28 UTC Confirmed deployment of P-POD-2 with RAX-2
11:30 UTC Confirmed deployment of P-POD-3. This P-POD contains the two-satellite DICE CubeSats (downlink at 465 MHz)




AubieSat 1 was made by Auburn University undergraduate students to study radio wave propagation through the ionosphere and test
protective films for solar panels.
Explorer 1 (Prime) Unit 2 from Montana State University also plans to probe space weather by monitoring trapped electrons in the horns of the radiation belts. It is named for America’s first satellite in space.
M-Cubed — the Michigan Multipurpose Minisat — comes from the University of Michigan to image the Earth and demonstrate the craft’s design for use by future projects.
The Radio Aurora Explorer 2, also from the University of Michigan, will study the microphysics that lead to plasma conditions that disrupt satellite communications.
The DICE (Dynamic Ionosphere CubeSat Experiment) will obtain electric field and electron density measurements for space weather research. The mission partners include Utah State, Clemson, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and the Atmospheric and Space Technology Research Associates.

AubieSat-1
1 99994U 00000 11301.47661542 0.00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 0004
2 99994 101.6484 233.3593 0253027 295.2632 199.6027 14.79026571000008
E1P-U2
1 99995U 00000 11301.47661542 0.00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 0005
2 99995 101.6483 233.3593 0252986 295.2628 199.6029 14.79017909000003
M-Cubed
1 99996U 00000 11301.47661542 0.00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 0006
2 99996 101.6483 233.3593 0252943 295.2624 199.6032 14.79009197000007
RAX-2
1 99997U 00000 11301.47777282 0.00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 0006
2 99997 101.6434 233.3640 0249216 295.6962 205.2960 14.78420752000002
DICE-F
1 99998U 00000 11301.47893023 0.00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 0009
2 99998 101.6485 233.3603 0247816 295.0284 212.1452 14.77853717000006
DICE-Y
1 99999U 00000 11301.47893023 0.00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 0000
2 99999 101.6484 233.3604 0247744 295.0246 212.1487 14.77838475000007
/EX

Sourse DK3WN Blog

ElaNa CubeSat Media Briefing

SRMVU & HRD satellite tracking software.

SRMSAT CW TLM

CubeSat ELaNa III Launch on NPP Mission

NASA will launch small research satellites, or CubeSats, for four universities. This will be the third installment of the Educational Launch of Nanosatellite (ELaNa) missions. The CubeSats are manifested as auxiliary payloads on the Delta II launch vehicle for NASA’s NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) mission,

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For additional information about the CubeSats, visit:
AubieSat-1: http://space.auburn.edu/
DICE: http://www.sdl.usu.edu/programs/dice
Explorer-1 [Prime]:
http://www.ssel.montana.edu/explorer-1_prime/
M-Cubed/COVE: http://umcubed.org/
RAX: http://rax.engin.umich.edu/

See and listen to SRMVU CW telemetry Beacon .

SRMVU CW TLM

19:27 19:42 UTC
Orbit #164
Max EL 20*

Telemetry Beacon sending the same loop (srmvuczzpccsrmvuczzpccsrmvuczzpcc).
Still Object D (2011-058D) is most accurate Object to track!

ROSAT - latest news

Last update: 23 October 2011, 02:45 UTC (04:45 CEST)

On Sunday, 23 October 2011, between 1:45 UTC (3:45 CEST) and 2:15 UTC (4:15 CEST) the German ROentgen SATellite ROSAT has re-entered Earth's atmosphere. There is currently no confirmation if pieces of debris have reached Earth's surface.

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22 -23-October التاريخ المتوقع لسقوط القمر روسات

Last update: 22 October 2011, 20:01 UTC (22:01 CEST)

Re-entry of ROSAT currently expected between Saturday 22 October 2011, 23:30 UTC (Sunday 23 October 2011, 01:30 CEST) and Sunday, 23 October 2011, 05:00 UTC (07:00 CEST).

Taking into account the most recent data, ROSAT will not re-enter over Europe
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SRMSAT TLM

21:40 21:51 UTC
ORBIT # 137
Max El 41*

SRMSAT TLM

19:53 20:07 UTC
Orbit #136
srmvuczzpcc
srmvuczzpcc
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PW-Sat to launch in January

PW-Sat, a 1U CubeSat to be launched on the first VEGA flight in January, will carry a 145 to 435 MHz Amateur Radio transponder.

The single channel transponder will operate in a similar way to AO-16. The uplink on 145.900 MHz will be FM and the downlink on 435.020 MHz will use the BPSK telemetry beacon transmitter to produce Double Sideband (DSB) that can be received on an SSB radio.

PW-Sat should be launched into a 1450 by 300km 69.5 degree orbit and may be expected to have a lifetime of about 2 years before re-entry. It was built by students of Warsaw University of Technology in cooperation with the Space Research Centre and will be Poland’s first satellite.

PW-Sat has five modes of operation:
1. Receive only mode – no downlink
2. Beacon CW mode – Downlink On-Off Keying (OOK) CW (1kHz) 12 WPM on 435.020 MHz
3. Beacon BPSK mode – Downlink BPSK (3 kHz) 1200 bps AX25 (1 frame on 20 sec) on 435.020 MHz
4. Control communication mode. Downlink BPSK (3 kHz) 1200 bps AX25 on 435.020 MHz
5. Voice Repeater mode (aka “AO16″ mode) – Uplink145.900MHz FM (15 kHz) Downlink 435.020MHz DSB (3 kHz)

Posted on October 21, 2011 by M5AKA at AMSAT.UK

One Soyuz launcher, two Galileo satellites.

The first pair of satellites for Europe's Galileo global navigation satellite system has been lofted into orbit by the first Russian Soyuz vehicle ever launched from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana in a milestone mission.

The Soyuz VS01 flight, operated by Arianespace, started with liftoff from the new launch complex in French Guiana at 10:30 GMT (12:30 CEST) on 21 October.
All of the Soyuz stages performed perfectly and the Fregat-MT upper stage released the Galileo satellites into their target orbit at 23 222 km altitude, 3 hours 49 minutes after liftoff.
Read More @ ESA

What is Galileo?



Galileo is Europe’s own global navigation satellite system, providing a highly accurate, guaranteed global positioning service under civilian control. It is inter-operable with GPS and Glonass, the two other global satellite navigation systems.
By offering dual frequencies as standard, Galileo will deliver real-time positioning accuracy down to the metre range. It will guarantee availability of the service under all but the most extreme circumstances and will inform users within seconds of any satellite failure, making it suitable for safety-critical applications such as guiding cars, running trains and landing aircraft.

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SRMVU Beacon Telemetry

23:42 23:59 UTC
Orbit # 124
TLM
srmvuczzpccsrmvuczzpccsrmvuczzpccsrmvuczzpccsrmvuczzpccsrmvuczzpccsrmvuczzpcc
srmvuczzpccsrmvuczzpcc

Call for Satellite Ground Stations

Hello everyone:

As some of you may already know, the Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa) initiative has another launch on October 28th. The launch is set for 5:48 a.m. EDT . The ELaNa III Cubesats being launched are listed below:

Satellite: AubieSat-1
Downlink Freq: 437.475 MHz
EIRP: .708W
Modulation Scheme: Interrupted Continuous Wave (IWC)
Protocol: Morse Code
Baud Rate: 20wpm

Satellite: DICE
Downlink Freq: 465 MHz
EIRP: -4.51dBW
Modulation Scheme: OQPSK
Protocol: CCSDS
Baud Rate: Modulation data rate 1.5 megabit, Actual Tx bit rate 3.0 megabit

Satellite: RAX-2
Downlink Freq: 437.345 MHz
Modulation Scheme: GMSK
Baud Rate: 9600

Satellite: M-Cubed (1)
Downlink Freq: 437.485MHz
EIRP: < 1W
Modulation Scheme: FSK
Protocol: AX.25
Baud Rate: 9600

Satellite: Explorer-1[PRIME] Flight Unit 2
Downlink Freq: 437.505 MHz
EIRP: -0.7dBW
Modulation Scheme: Non-Coherent FSK
Protocol: KISS Custom
Baud Rate: 1200

Additional spacecraft information can be found on the satellite websites listed below:
M-Cubed:
http://umcubed.org/
DICE:
http://www.sdl.usu.edu/programs/dice
Explorer-1[PRIME]
http://ssel.montana.edu/e1p/
RAX-2:
http://rax.engin.umich.edu/
AubieSat-1:
http://space.auburn.edu/

If you are able to offer your support on, and after, October 28th please send me an email ASAP with your physical location, lat/long/el information, and which satellites you can support. If you will be supporting us, please also log into our IRC channel. Information for doing so is below:

Point your IRC client to irc.freenode.net and join #cubesat . We suggest setting your nickname to something that identifies yourself individually, as well as a note to what organization you are from, if any. For example, "Org_Name_CALLSIGN".

The TLEs will be released soon, so make sure to check www.cubesat.org for the most recent information. In addition to cubesat.org, Spaceflight Now (http://spaceflightnow.com/delta/d357/status.html) also has launch information. If you have any questions about the launch, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Regards,
Connor Lange
ELaNa III Groundstation Coordinator


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SRMVU CW TLM

22:05 22:22 UTC
Orbit # 109
Max El 31*

I've been using object D
It does a great job with HRD satellite tracking.

SRMVU (Object D)CW TLM Received :


srmvuczzpcc
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srmvuczzpcc
srmvuczzpcc
srmvuczzpcc
srmvuczzpcc

SRMVU CW TLM

22:18 22:34 UTC
Orbit # 95
The accurate object to follow is Object D.

2011-058D
1 37841U 11058D 11290.65819802 .00000264 00000-0 00000+0 0 60
2 37841 19.9762 33.5860 0011753 37.8214 322.3015 14.10073457 778
/EX

Last CW TLM Received :

srmvuczzpcc
srmvuczzpcc
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SRM CW Dedoder Help de Mineo Wakita Blog

KN-Sat1 を開発中の、インド Khartoum大学 (University of Khartoum) により、
｢SRMSAT CW Decoder｣ が公開されました。ダウンロード方法、および解析結果を
次に英文で紹介します(文責 JE9PEL/1)。 なお、解析結果は txtファイルとして
保存できますが、見やすくするため少し編集しました。

1. Install 'winrar401j.exe'(for Japanese) or 'wrar401.exe'(for English).
2. Confirm 'MSVCR71.DLL' in your C:\windows\sistem32.
3. Download 'SRM CW Decoder.rar' from http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7PWS7GEA
4. Wait 44 seconds, then 'Regular download' button are appeared and click!
5. Install 'SRM CW Decoder.rar'.
6. Click on Beacon menu in 'SRMVU_Decoder.exe'.
7. Import a text file that contains SRMVU telemetry data like a next example.
8. SRMVUCZZPXC
SRMVUPPXP64
SRMVUXXXXCC
SRMVUPCCCZZ
9. Click an item button to display a graph.
10. Click 'Save As' button, then a text file is generated as follows.

No. SatName Satellite Mode Magnetometer Status GPS Status Payload Status Temperature Status Battery Status
0 SRMVU Normal Mode Ready Ready OFF 10 to 20 Less than 7
1 SRMVU Sensing Mode OFF Error OFF 30 to 40 >8.1V
2 SRMVU Communication Mode Error Error Error < 0 Less than 7
3 SRMVU Sensing Mode ON ON ON 20 to 30

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SRMVU Telemetry!

22:27 22:42 UTC
Orbit # 81
Max EL 23*
Telemetry
srmvuczzpcc
srmvuczzpcc
srmvuczzpcc
srmvuczzpcc

Thanks to the KN-SAT1 team .

We are very thankful for the continuous support from you, by sending us the
beacon data. We are right now trying to estimate the performance of the
satellite and will be planning to perform the operation of the payload in
the next couple of days. Before the operation of the payload is begun, we
would like to do a small performance test with respect to the RF link. We,
therefore request you to kindly keep sending the beacon signal and also try
to send the details of the RF signal performance over the entire length of
the pass.


I would like to quote some of the words from the SRMSAT project Students and
Mentors

"IT IS A GREAT MORAL BOOSTING CONTINUING INFO FLOW FROM YOU FOR THE SRMSAT
GROUP. iT MAKE US PROUD TO CONFIRM FREQUENTLY THAT OUR SAT IS WORKING. gRAET
SUPPORT.tO BE TAGGED "

We would also like to thank Mr. Nader Omer for his support by developing the
SRMVU Decoder.

" This is great. Thanks to the team for taking such efforts for developing
the decoder.......its just amazing to see the response of the HAM people out
there "

Looking forward for the support.

73
AB3OE,
Sanjay Srikanth Nekkanti

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SRMVU CW Decoding Software

As a contribution from CubeSat Project Team in the University of Khartoum to SRM University for the success in launching SRMVU nanosatellite. Here is a version of Telemetry Decoding Software which was developed by University students for studying the University of Khartoum Cube satellite (KN-SAT1)telemetry data. A modification was made to be used with SRMVU data.

click the following link to download it, please report any problems to the team.

SRMVU Decoder

http://cubesat.uofk.edu

SRM University's satellite to take to the skies

Students of SRM University explaining the features of SRMSAT to be launched along with Megha-Tropiques satellite, on board PSLV-C18, to university president P. Sathyanarayanan and Chancellor T.R. Pachamuthu in Chennai on Monday. Photo: M. Vedhan

As the PSLV-C18 carrying Megha-Tropiques, an Indo-French venture to study the atmosphere in the tropical regions, blasts off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota on October 12, students will be holding their breath at the ground station at SRM University in the city outskirts.

Along with Megha-Tropiques, SRMSAT, a nano-satellite, to monitor the green house gases, carbon-dioxide and water vapour in the tropics using a grating spectrometer will be launched.

“Fifty students were involved in design and development of SRMSAT, one of the first nano-satellites to be launched by a private university in the country,” said P. Sathyanarayanan, president, SRM University.

“There is a dedicated lab at the university. All the students involved in the project worked at the lab, after college hours, for the past two years, choosing to stay late in the night designing and testing each and every instrument,” says L.B. Vishal, a mechanical engineering student.

When they found that the power amplifier on board was dissipating heat, the students came up with heat sinks. Likewise, communication systems were arrived at after a lot of simulation. Students of 12 departments began work on the satellite with the survey of literature and Loganathan, a former ISRO scientist and product architect of space systems at the university, was available 24x7 to make the dream project a reality. ISRO scientists conducted a review of the project every month and gave insights.

Of cuboid model, the nano-satellite weighs 10.4 kg with three solar panels and was made at a cost of Rs.1.5 crore. The grating spectrometer will monitor earth-based sources and sinks of green house gases for the next two years.

Already in place, the ground station consists of two Yagi-Uda antennae with low noise amplifiers and Trans-receiver and auto tracking is through a satellite tracking programme. “The ground station has been tested by tracking the existing satellites,” says D. Narayana Rao, Director, Research.

“The University is in talks with ISRO to start a Centre for Space Sciences in its Chennai campus. It will take six months to crystallize,” Mr. Sathyanarayanan said. University Chancellor T.R. Pachamuthu and Vice-Chancellor M. Ponnavaikko were present.

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SRMVU CW Decoder

PSLV C-18 Launch successful

India have been successfully placed in orbit at 11:32 Am IST.

SRMSAT beacon: 437.425 MHz CW
Jugnu beacon: 437.275 MHz CW

SRM
1 99999U 11072A 11278.34967500 .00001077 00000-0 60876-3 0 1233
2 99999 20.0603 97.4017 0010015 338.6461 208.4324 14.09199968 14
JNU
1 99999U 11072A 11285.24724444 .00001785 00000-0 96625-3 0 1235
2 99999 20.0506 66.7109 0018405 5.1080 190.7439 14.11338922 19

Heard CW on 437,275 MHz (JNU) over France during last pass (08h45 UT)


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Two university cubesats JUGNU and SRMSAT launch from India on October 12

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-282.06
India CubeSats For Launch on October 12

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 282.06
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
October 9, 2011
To All RADIO AMATEURS

India CubeSats For Launch on October 12

Two university cubesats JUGNU and SRMSAT are ready for launch from
ISRO's spaceport, Sriharikota, India on October 12.

JUGNU was developed by a team of students and faculty at IIT Kanpur
and ISRO scientists to launch India's first Nano Satellite. The
satellite's mission includes:

1. Micro Imaging System
2. GPS receiver for locating the position of satellite in the orbit
3. MEMS based IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit)

Jugnu Frequencies:
CW Beacon - 437.275 (17dbm)
Pay load - 437.505

At press time no further information was available for SRMSAT other
than its payload down link and CW Beacon will transmit on 437.425 MHz
(10dbm)


[ANS thanks Dinesh Cyanam, KC2YQJ; Sanjay Srikanth Nekkanti, AB3OE
and Mani, VU2WMY for the above information]

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Tracking The new CubeSat SRMSAT & Jugnu

Dear Folks,

"SRMSAT" a Nano Satellite from SRM University and "Jugnu" from IIT kanpur,
India have been successfully placed in orbit at 11:32 Am IST. I would
request the Hams all over the world to track the satellites and send in the
beacon data to the following address.

KC2YQJ(AT)arrl.net and
sanjaynekkanti(at)gmail.com

SRMSAT beacon is at 437.425 MHz
Jugnu beacon is at 437.275 MHz

Thanking you,

73
AB3OE,
Sanjay Srikanth Nekkanti.

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SRMVU heard over Africa

23:33 -23:46 UTC.
Orbit # 11.
Max Eleveation 11 deg.
The beacon was clear with on and off deep QSB !.
Dopper corection HRD.

73's

SRMVU Entire Pass Vedio Clip

Congratulation to SRMVU team for the great succes

Without a break to hold a breath ,A continous telemetry received with the same data.

Srmvuczzpxc srmvuczzpxc srmvuczzpxcc srmvuczzpxcc srmvuczzpxcc srmvuczzpxcc etc

Signal was stable and strong .

INHO for such a simple telemetry they had missed to give a break for the transmitter .At least for a period of several seconds

A cubesat developed by the students of SRM University will be launched on October 12th

SRMSAT, A cubesat developed by the students of SRM University, India will be
launched on October 12th, 2011 along with the Megha Tropique satellite on the
PSLV-C18 launch vehicle from ISRO's spaceport in Sriharikota, India.

Payload Details:
SRMSAT will monitor the green house gases in near infrared region (900nm -
1700nm).

Launch Date and Time:
October 12, 2011
0530 hrs UTC

Telemetry down link and CW beacon on the same frequency: 437.425 MHz (10 dbm)
(Telemetry decoding info will be posted soon)

Preliminary TLEs from ISTRAC (ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network):
SRM
1 99999U 11072A 11278.34967500 .00001077 00000-0 60876-3 0 1233
2 99999 20.0603 97.4017 0010015 338.6461 208.4324 14.09199968 14

Website: http://srmsat.in
All Radio Amateurs are requested to track SRMSAT and provide us with the
reception reports via AMSAT-BB mailing list or via email to KC2YQJ
arrl.net

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More Cube Satellites heading to sky

More Cube Satellites toward sky nex 27 Oct 2011

E1P (Explorer 1 Prime)
Explorer 1 [PRIME] (E1P) is a Montana Space Grant Consortium Cubesat-class satellite in development by the Space Science and Engineering Laboratory (SSEL) at Montana State University.



RAX 2
RAX (Radio Aurora Explorer) is a student-built nanosatellite for ionospheric research. It is built on a triple CubeSat structure.

The RAX will measure the energy flow in the ionosphere, the highest part of Earth's atmosphere where solar radiation turns regular atoms into charged particles.

RAX is a Ground-to-Space Bistatic Radar Experiment. The RAX satellite will act as a receiver that will pick up signals from a ground radar transmitter. These radar pulses will reflect off disturbances, or space weather phenomena, in the ionosphere



AubieSat 1
AubieSat 1 is a 1U CubeSat built by students of the Auburn University. The science mission is to measure gamma rays produced by high-altitude thunderstorms. The data collected by the satellite will be transmitted to the ground station in the Physics Department for analysis.



M-Cubed
M-Cubed is a 1U CubeSat deceloped by the University of Michigan's Student Space Systems Fabrication Lab (S3FL). Development began in 2007.

The objective of MCubed is to obtain a mid resolution image to date of Earth with at least 60% land mass and a maximum of 20% cloud coverage from a single cubesat platform. S3FL is also developing the MCubed bus with the intention of making it a heritage design, thus allowing for future missions to be flown on the same bus




DICE
DICE (Dynamic Ionosphere CubeSat Experiment) will map geomagnetic Storm Enhanced Density (SED) plasma bulge and plume formations in Earth’s ionosphere. Two identical spinning spacecraft will measure plasma density and electric fields to determine the how and why of variations in ionospheric plasma density that affect the performance of communications, surveillance, and navigation systems on earth and in space.



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