Achieving Science with CubeSats: Thinking Inside the Box A great presentation by Thomas Zurbuchen on Cubesats and where we are today. Thomas Zurbuchen holds a PhD in Astrophysics from the University of Bern, Switzerland and was a recipient of a … Continue reading
Lonestar-2 (AggieSAT-4 and BEVO-2) Launched from the International Space Station. Source: Tim Peak on Flickr It was only on the fifth pass that I could receive signals from AggieSAT-4 on 436.250 MHz. Data is send with 9600 baud FSK and … Continue reading
LilacSAT-2 Telemetry 21-11-2015 16:33 UTC **** 16:55:18, byte_corr = 0 * MESSAGE DEBUG PRINT PDU VERBOSE * () pdu_length = 112 contents = 0000: a0 54 22 00 aa a1 01 0f 0b 15 10 26 01 2f 00 00 … Continue reading
CAS-3 series also know as XW-2 CAS-3A (microsatellite architecture) Dimensions: 400×400×400 mm (20 kg) Stabilization: Three-axis stabilization system with its +Y surface facing Earth Antenna: Deployable antenna, one 0.25 λ monopole VHF antenna on +Z side and one 0.25 λ … Continue reading
LilacSat-2 Telemetry 23-09-2015 17:10 UTC When you want to decode the LilacSat-2 telemetry you have to dive in to the world of *nix and GNURadio. Now I do have a lot of experience with *nix but GNURadio is every time … Continue reading
XW-2 (CAS-3) Update: The launch is postponed by one day due to technical reasons, next launch window will be at 19-09-2015 23:00:00 UTC. Launch time: 18-09-2015 on 23:00:00 UTC Satellite rocket separation: 18-09-2015 at 23:15:14 UTC XW-2 1 99999U 15262.96885748 … Continue reading