ISS KIBO CubeSats

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RAIKO, FITSAT-1, WE-WISH, TechEdSat, F-1

They will be loaded into the J-SSOD deployer on ISS KIBO with TechEdSat and F-1 by HTV-3 (Kounotori-3) on 21 July 2012.

These satellites will be deployed from KIBO by the robotic arm in September 2012.

RAIKO (Wakayama University)
100 x 100 x 200 mm 2U
http://www.astro.mech.tohoku.ac.jp/RAIKO/

FITSAT-1 LedsFITSAT-1 (Fukuoka Institute of Technology)
437.250MHz CW, 437.445MHz FM, 5840.00MHz High speed data
http://www.fit.ac.jp/~tanaka/fitsat.shtml

WE WISH (Meisei Electric Co., Ltd.)
437.505MHz SSTV, Telemetry, CW
https://sites.google.com/site/jq1ziijq1zij/

TechEdSat will be deployed from the International Space Station (ISS). It is a 1U CubeSat that will demonstrate Plug and Play power architecture and two way communication via the satellite phone/data networks Iridium and Orbcomm.

There will be a 437.465 MHz beacon transmitting 1 watt to 1/4 wave monopole. Commanding is via the commercial networks and there is a 2 week watchdog timer to stop the beacon in the event of no commands being received.

TechEdSat will be launched along with Raiko, FITSat-1, We-Wish and F-1 to the ISS aboard HTV-3, currently planned to launch July 21, 2012. From there, it will be deployed into Low Earth Orbit using the JAXA J-SSOD deployer, from the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM also known as Kibo). They will be deployed with the Kibo robotic arm planned for September, 2012.

FSpace-F1 ModelWiki-TechEdSat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TechEdSat

F-1, Vietnam Student CubeSat

Downlink: 145.980MHz, 437.485MHz
Mode:     AFSK 1200bps, GMSK 9600bps, AX.25 KISS
Size:     10x10x10cm (1U cubesat)
Mass:     1kg
Payload:  C328 camera with 640x480 resolution

Main website: FSpace Laboratory

[PE0SAT Thanks JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita via amsat-bb for this information]

Yubileiny-2

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Yubileiny-2 (MiR)

Yubileiny-2 in OrbitThe small spacecraft MiR (Yubileiny-2) is one of them. The satellite was named after Mikhail Reshetnev, the founder and the first director of the company. The previous satellite for scientific purposes – Yubileiny – was placed into orbit in 2008 and since then it has exceeded the designed lifespan by three times and now is still carrying out its mission. ISS-Reshetnev has recently completed MiR, and the satellite is to be inserted into LEO with the next launch of a Rockot vehicle.

Academician M.F. Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems constantly develops new solutions for space technologies. The small spacecraft MiR (Yubileiny-2) is one of them. The satellite was named after Mikhail Reshetnev, the founder and the first director of the company. The previous satellite for scientific purposes – Yubileiny – was placed into orbit in 2008 and since then it has exceeded the designed lifespan by three times and now is still carrying out its mission. ISS-Reshetnev has recently completed MiR, and the satellite is to be inserted into LEO with the next launch of a Rockot vehicle.

Mission

The research satellite MiR enables testing new advanced technological solutions introduced by ISS‐Reshetnev and a number of its associate companies. In particular, MiR is to be used for effectiveness verification of the following structures and components: contoured heat pipes, new technological enhancements for onboard radio equipment and small‐sized sensitive, high‐precision elements of AOCS (including small‐sized magnetic torquers for satellites’ AOCS). These tests would contribute to the further technological enhancement and development of satellites yet to be designed. A number of experimental instruments for the MiR satellite have been manufactured with the participation of students and research members from Siberian State Aerospace University (SibSAU). The company closely collaborates with this university, allowing students to be involved in the process of satellite production. The research and education center “Space systems and technologies” held by ISS and SibSAU, and joint activities under the MiR project provide extensive training and hand‐on experience for talented young people, who in near future might work for the Reshetnev Company.Yubileiny-2 Electrical testing

Some instruments designed and pro‐ duced in tandem with SibSAU are used for testing the remote earth sensing technology, in particular, it is a camera intended for observing the earth sur‐ face. Nowadays ISS‐Reshetnev pays great attention to developing the re‐ mote sensing technology. The payload also includes a small WeB‐camera – an important in‐ strument enabling ISS specialists to continuously observe the satellite’s deployment mechanisms and moni‐ tor the performance of satellite com‐ ponents, structures and instruments made of advanced composite materials. In‐orbit performance data will be ana‐ lyzed and referred to in the manufac‐ ture of next‐generation satellites. The new satellite is also tasked with testing the optical properties of solar concentrators, using an experimental solar panel module. In addition to this, a compact navigation receiver installed in MiR (intended to obtain the spacecraft’s orbit parameters using the GLONASS and GPS technology) will also undergo flight tests. The MiR satellite will fulfill its orbital mission in the circular low earth orbit. The designed active lifespan of the spacecraft is one year. The satellite’s mass is 65 kilograms. It is expected that MiR will be launched by a Rockot vehicle from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome. Due to the satellite’s mall dimensions it will be inserted into orbit as a hosted payload.

RockotUplink

145 MHz

Downlink

435 MHz

Status

To be launched with a Rockot around July 27, 2012. At the moment there are some problems with the Briz-KM Upper Stage of the Vehicle.

New distance record working AO-7

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AO-7 ModelThe 7849km AO-7 world record set by AC0RA and I (NZ5N) on July 2 lasted less than 48 hours.  Wyatt once again woke up early and this time drove 150 miles to EN41ad.  We had a 30 second QSO at 0949Z to extend the record to 7903.55km. Thanks, Wyatt, this has been fun.

NZ5N record information.
Source: Amsat-NA Mailing List

PI9CAM Lift off

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Pi9CAM Restoration – 3, 2, 1 and lift off

PI9CAM Lifft Off PI9CAM Without a Dish

That twittered Frederiek Westra Holthe one of the spectators who insisted to keep looking until the first flying saucer above the Dwingelderveld became visible. With that spectacle came an end of a long day. Around 21:15, the dish came loose from the base.

Scaffold PI9CAM

Source: Camras Website

Restoration PI9CAM

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Restoration PI9CAMThe dismantling of the dish in Dwingeloo has started. Today, the dish would be lifted only by an error in the calculation of the weight is was not successful. The starting points of weight are not correct and there is more than 40 tons of force needed to be able to lift the dish.

Source: (www.camras.nl) The lift of the mirror is delayed for a few hours. They could not move the 25 meter-wide mirror of the telescope says Andre van Es (Chairman CAMRAS). The dish appears to be heavier. There is always assumed that the mirror weighs 30 tons. With a reserve of 30% would pull the mirror at 38 tonnes in motion to come. But this still seems to sit stainless. There are first extra counterweights invoked to stabilize the crane. Then tonight a new attempt in which the tensile force is increased. My biggest concern is distortion of the mirror and the stability of the goat as the mirror is much heavier than the 38 tons that already takes, says André van Es. See also RTVDrenthe (Dutch comment).