MCubed-2 appears to be alive again! Michigan Exploration Laboratory (MXL)is quite surprised and excited that MC2 is back. There theory was that an SD card failed and shorted out the flight computer. They will download telemetry to see if any … Continue reading
LilacSAT-2 Mission Lilac series of small satellite project is funded by the Harbin Institute of Technology, University of satellites developed a series of micro-nano-led satellite project. Since the project began in 2011, there are currently lilac One, lilac II two … Continue reading
POSAT-1 (PO-28) PoSAT-1, the first Portuguese satellite, was launched into orbit on September 26, 1993, on the 59th flight of the Ariane 4 rocket. The launch took place in the Kourou Space Centre, French Guiana. About 20 minutes and 35 … Continue reading
Atlas V ULTRASat Objects identified By using detailed Doppler shift measurements, PA0DLO informs that LightSail is object 90726, ULTRASat 7, without any doubt. This means that LightSail is actually object 40658, 2015-025H in the JSpOC catalog. The preliminary initial assignments … Continue reading
Atlas V AFSPC-5: ULTRASat CubeSat Summary The Ultra Lightweight Technology and Research Auxiliary Satellite (ULTRASat) consists of 10 CubeSats contained in eight Poly-Pico Orbital Deployers (P-PODs) built by the California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, CA. The eight … Continue reading
Software update in Space This week we successfully updated the flight software on the On-Board-Computer (OBC) of UWE-3. The redundant OBC of UWE-3 is capable to receive, store and flash software-updates while the satellite itself stays fully functional. After transmitting … Continue reading