Two-Line Element Set (TLE): Format Overview To calculate the position of the object around the earth, for example, satellites and space debris, we need information on the orbital parameters which describes the shape and size of the orbit. Two-Line Element … Continue reading
Thursday, February 27th, 2014 18:37 UTC H2A rocket launch from Tanegashima Space Center with onboard the following satellites that will be operating in the Amateur radio frequency spectrum. ShindaiSat active STARS-II active TeikyoSat-3 active ITF-1 unknown OPUSAT active ARTSAT INVADER … Continue reading
University of Michigan MCubed Cubesats MCubed-2 The mission MCubed-2 is a mission designed around flight evaluation of a NASA JPL image processing FPGA called COVE. Our spacecraft provides pictures of Earth for processing, power, and data handling. M-Cubed2 is a … Continue reading
DANDE (Drag and Atmospheric Neutral Density Explorer) Mission DANDE’s mission statement is to explore the spatial and temporal variability of the neutral thermosphere at altitudes between 200 and 350 km (revised to 325-500 km due to being assigned to a … Continue reading
ESTCube-1 Mission ESTCube-1 is the first Estonian satellite and it is being built in Estonia by students from Tartu University, Estonian Aviation Academy, Tallinn University of Technology and University of Life Sciences. The project started in 2008 and is currently … Continue reading
Aeneas Developed by the University of Southern California. Mission The primary payload speaks to a mission with global reach: tracking cargo containers over the open ocean with a 1-watt WiFi-like transceiver. A current tracking system for cargo containers, designed by our … Continue reading