TurkSat-3USat
| TurkSat-3USat | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Technology testing |
| Country: |
 Turkey
|
| COSPAR-ID : | 2013-018C |
| Mission dates | |
| Dimensions: | 4 kg |
| Size: | 10 x 10 x 30 cm³ |
| Begin: | April 26, 2013 at 4:13 UTC |
| Starting place: | Jiuquan Cosmodrome, LC 43 |
| Launcher: | Long March 2D |
| Flight duration: | 20 years (planned) |
| Status: | in orbit |
| Orbit data | |
| Rotation time : | 97.5 min |
| Orbit inclination : | 98.1 ° |
| Apogee height : | 662 km |
| Perigee height : | 635 km |
Turksat-3usat is a Turkish Technologieerprobungs- and amateur radio satellite , which from the Istanbul Technical University was developed and built.
Structure and payload
TurkSat-3USat is a 3U size Cubesat . The satellite carries a payload of a redundant design VHF / UHF - linear transponder for amateur radio voice communication, a camera and a simple attitude stabilization system.
There is also a system on board for targeted braking of the satellite at the end of its service life. Two membranes are then rolled out to increase air friction in the thin atmosphere and make the satellite lose altitude more quickly.
Mission history
TurkSat-3USat was launched together with Gaofen 1 and the secondary payloads CubeBug-1 and NEE-01 Pegaso on April 26, 2013 with a Langer Marsch 2 D from the Jiuquan Cosmodrome .
literature
- Alim Rustem Aslan et al .: TURKSAT-3USAT: A 3U communication CubeSat with passive magnetic stabilization. In: 2011 5th International Conference on Recent Advances in Space Technologies (RAST), Istanbul 2011, pages 783-788.
Web links
- Homepage (English)
- TurkSat-3USat on dk3wn.info
Individual evidence
- ↑ Orbit data according to TURKSAT-3USAT. n2yo, May 27, 2013, accessed May 27, 2013 .
- ↑ a b Gunter Krebs: TurkSat-3USat. April 26, 2013, accessed May 7, 2013 .
- ↑ TURKSAT-3USAT. AMSAT UK, accessed May 7, 2013 .
- ↑ TurkSat-3USat. eoPortal, April 26, 2013, accessed May 7, 2013 .