TechEdSat 1
| TechEdSat 1 | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Cubesat |
| Country: |
 United States
|
| COSPAR-ID : | 1998-067CQ |
| Mission dates | |
| Dimensions: | 1.190 kg |
| Size: | 11 cm × 10 cm × 10 cm |
| Begin: | July 21, 2012 |
| Starting place: | Tanegashima Space Center |
| Launcher: | H-2B |
| Status: | burned up on May 5, 2013 |
| Orbit data | |
| Rotation time : | 92.8 min |
| Orbit inclination : | 51.6 ° |
| Apogee height : | 422 km |
| Perigee height : | 402 km |
| Eccentricity : | 0.00147 |
TechEdSat 1 (Technical Education Satellite) was a Cubesat that was released from the ISS . The satellite was in just four months from the San Jose State University , the Ames Research Center of NASA and the Swedish company AAC Microtec been built. The cost was less than $ 30,000.
The purpose of TechEdSat 1 was to test spaceworthy avionics developed by ÅAC Microtec and to conduct an experiment with communication satellites . TechEdSat 1 would have used frequencies from ground stations to communicate with Iridium and Orbcomm satellites. The transmitter intended for this was taken out of service before the start because the license from the FCC was not granted in time.
TechEdSat 1 was launched on July 21, 2012 in an HTV in the Tanegashima Space Center and brought to the ISS. From there it was released into space on October 4, 2012 through an airlock, together with the four other CubeSats RAIKO , WE WISH , FITSAT-1 and F-1 .
The satellite had two monopole antennas for the 2 m and 70 cm band , as well as a patch antenna for 1600 MHz. The satellite broadcast an AX.25 beacon signal and telemetry in an amateur radio band. For this purpose, the IARU coordinated the frequency 437.465 MHz in the 70 cm band .
The successor was TechEdSat 3 , which was launched in 2013 .
Web links
- TechEdSat project website (archived April 2013)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mike Rupprecht: TechEdSat. May 5, 2013, accessed May 8, 2013 .
- ↑ TecEdSat. ÅAC Microtec, archived from the original on August 21, 2013 ; accessed on May 11, 2013 .
- ↑ NASA'S Techedsat Launches From International Space Station. In: NASA press release 12-351. NASA, October 4, 2012, accessed May 1, 2013 .
- ↑ TechEdSat. NASA, October 4, 2012, accessed May 11, 2013 .
- ↑ TechEdSat to use 'SatPhone'. AMSAT-UK, February 24, 2012, accessed on May 11, 2013 (English): "We were forced to disable the Iridium modem as our FCC license did not come in time."
- ^ IARU Sat Coordinator. IARU, accessed May 11, 2013 .
Remarks
- ↑ Although TechEdSat was started in 2012, its COSPAR designation is 1998-067CQ, because it is considered a subsatellite of the ISS, whose ID is 1998-067A.
- ↑ The release into orbit took place at 15:44 on October 4, 2012 UTC instead
- ↑ Railway data from December 2012