FOX Project Why two satellites? The original Fox Engineering Team Study was for a baseline satellite, with several options for enhancements. At that time, AO-51 was functioning well, with no indication that its lifetime would be short enough to impact … Continue reading
Delfi-n3Xt The Delfi-Next mission (also written as Delfi-n3Xt) is second in a development line of nanosatellites called the ‘Delfi Program’ and is successor to the successful Delfi-C3 mission. The mission statement for Delfi-Next is as follows: “Delfi-Next shall be a … Continue reading
P3E (AMSAT-Phase 3E) The AMSAT-Phase 3E satellite (P3E) is dedicated as communication and scientific platform for a highly elliptical orbit around Earth. The spacecraft will be created in a joint process together with the P5A Mars mission by an international … Continue reading
ISS (ZARYA) The ISS serves as a research laboratory that has a microgravity environment in which crews conduct experiments in many fields including biology, human biology, physics, astronomy and meteorology. The station has a unique environment for the testing of … Continue reading
A good explanation from DK3WN on how to determine what TLE data belongs to what Satellite. Based on the latest cubesat TLEs we have now three groups of objects (B+C+D, E, F+G). The first group are the 1U cubesats – … Continue reading
The search for the right TLE information has begun. After a launch, it’s always figuring out which objects in celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/tle-new.txt correspond to which satellite. The first initial reports are available. Keep in mind when using these data, they will quickly … Continue reading