{"id":17059,"date":"2018-11-12T13:28:54","date_gmt":"2018-11-12T18:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17059"},"modified":"2018-11-12T13:28:54","modified_gmt":"2018-11-12T18:28:54","slug":"student-cubesat-projects-roundup-nov-12-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17059","title":{"rendered":"Student CubeSat projects roundup &#8211; Nov.12.2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A sampling of recent stories about student <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CubeSat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CubeSat<\/a> projects and programs:<\/p>\n<p>** <strong>IRVINE01 CubeSat<\/strong> built by students in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irvinecubesat.org\/\">Irvine CubeSat STEM Program<\/a> (ICSP) in Irvine, California reached orbit on <a href=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17053\">Rocket Lab Electron rocket<\/a> launched over the weekend:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We are in orbit ! Watch deployment of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRVINE01?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRVINE01<\/a> from Rocket Lab <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ItsBusinessTime?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ItsBusinessTime<\/a><br \/>\nIrvine Public Schools Foundation Irvine Unified School District Tustin Unified School District Ecuadorian Space Agency Kain Sosa <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/n5oFG77OJ7\">https:\/\/t.co\/n5oFG77OJ7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Irvine CubeSat (@irvinecubesat) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/irvinecubesat\/status\/1061535652003627008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>See also<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Irvine CubeSat (@irvinecubesat) | Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/irvinecubesat\">Irvine CubeSat (@irvinecubesat) | Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/2018\/11\/09\/launch-window-of-delayed-irvine-students-satellite-reopens-saturday-nov-10\/\" target=\"_d\">Launch window of delayed Irvine students\u2019 satellite reopens Saturday, Nov. 10 \u2013 Orange County Register\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/42383-accion-ion-propulsion-natalya-bailey.html\" target=\"_d\">Accion&#8217;s 1st Space Thrusters Could Launch on a Cubesat This Weekend &#8211; Space.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AccionSystems\/status\/1061469344943738880\">Successful launch! <s>@<\/s><b>AccionSystems<\/b> is officially in space! @AccionSystems on Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>** <a href=\"https:\/\/en.royanews.tv\/news\/15812\/2018-11-09\" target=\"_d\">First Jordanian-made satellite to launch! | Roya News<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Jordanian history will be made on November 19, 2018, as the first local made nano-satellite, dubbed \u201cJY1-SAT&#8221;, will launch into space to take pictures of Jordan\u2019s historical and touristic places.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>The \u2018<a href=\"http:\/\/masar.cpf.jo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Masar<\/a>\u2019 (Path) initiative, was launched by the Crown Prince&#8217;s Foundation, Prince Hussein Bin Abdullah II, in partnership with NASA who trained 22 Jordanian engineering students from around the Kingdom, in scientific and practical research at the Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, the United States.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>The team of students explored satellite engineering and related knowledge, and developed their skills in aviation and space science through an intensive program over a period of 10 weeks, under the supervision of NASA experts. This partnership training aims to give Jordanian youth an opportunity to demonstrate capabilities and innovativeness in the field of space, and came to establish the CubeSat.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>** <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arrl.org\/news\/amsat-s-fox-1cliff-cubesat-set-to-launch-on-november-19\" target=\"_d\">AMSAT\u2019s Fox-1Cliff CubeSat Set to Launch on November 19 &#8211; ARRL.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amsat.org\">AMSAT<\/a> is counting down to the launch of the next Fox-1 satellite, Fox-1Cliff. According to Spaceflight Now, the launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base of Spaceflight\u2019s SSO-A SmallSat Express mission, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle, is currently scheduled for November 19 at 1832 UTC.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Fox-1Cliff carries the Fox-1 U\/v FM repeater, AMSAT\u2019s L-Band Downshifter, the flight spare of the AO-85 Vanderbilt University Low Energy Proton (LEP) radiation experiment, and the standard Fox-1 Penn State University-Erie MEMS gyroscope experiment. Virginia Tech provided a video graphics array camera that\u2019s similar to the one on AO-92 but which will provide images at a higher 640 \u00d7 480 resolution.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>See also<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/space.skyrocket.de\/doc_sdat\/fox-1c.htm\" target=\"_d\">Fox 1C (Fox 1Cliff) &#8211; Gunter&#8217;s Space Page<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amsatuk.me.uk\/iaru\/finished_detail.php?serialnum=455\" target=\"_d\">Fox 1C &#8211; IARU Sat Coordinator<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>**\u00a0 More about the Kyrgyzstan women&#8217;s CubeSat project mentioned in previous <a href=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=16999\">CubeSat roundup<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/citizentv.co.ke\/news\/young-women-build-kyrgyzstans-first-satellite-217971\/\" target=\"_d\">Young women build Kyrgyzstan&#8217;s first satellite &#8211; Citizentv.co.ke<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/tech\/science\/a-women-only-team-from-kyrgyztan-is-pioneering-the-countrys-space-programme-5503781.html\" target=\"_d\">A women-only team from Kyrgyzstan is pioneering the country&#8217;s space programme- Technology News, Firstpost<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/space\/2018\/11\/05\/women-space-program-crowdfunding-kyrgyzstan-satellite-launch\/\" target=\"_d\">This women-led space program is crowdfunding Kyrgyzstan\u2019s first satellite launch &#8211; TheNextWeb.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>** <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsat.org\/\" target=\"_d\">AMSAT<\/a> news on student and amateur CubeSat\/smallsat projects: <a title=\"[ans] ANS-313 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - Fox-1Cliff Currently Scheduled for November 19th Launch\" href=\"http:\/\/amsat.org\/pipermail\/ans\/2018\/001064.html\">ANS-313 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin <\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fox-1Cliff Launch Date Announced<\/li>\n<li>Fox-1Cliff Launch Membership Drive<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Fox-In-A-Box&#8221; SD Cards Now Available<\/li>\n<li>Can You Capture a Double Hop APRS Packet?<\/li>\n<li>European MetOp-C Weather Satellite Launch<\/li>\n<li>Collision Avoidance for SSO-A Mission<\/li>\n<li>Identifying Newly Launched Objects<\/li>\n<li>Upcoming Satellite Operations<\/li>\n<li>ARISS News &amp; FundRazr<\/li>\n<li>Correction: AMSAT Senior Leadership<\/li>\n<li>Satellite Shorts From All Over<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>General CubeSat info:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engineering.com\/DesignSoftware\/DesignSoftwareArticles\/ArticleID\/17942\/Digital-Twins-Physical-Twins-and-CubeSats-The-Story-of-RadioBro.aspx\" target=\"_d\">Digital Twins, Physical Twins and CubeSats: The Story of RadioBro &#8211; ENGINEERING.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/Leisure\/yEXAKO6k0UWRLtV6rzdQaP\/Mini-satellites-maximum-possibilities.html\" target=\"_d\">Mini satellites, maximum possibilities &#8211; Livemint<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Fifteen Years of CubeSats in Space \u2013 my first satellite \u2013 Medium\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@myfirstsatellit\/fifteen-years-of-cubesats-in-space-1dffde12325b\">Fifteen Years of CubeSats in Space \u2013 my first satellite \u2013 Medium<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A sampling of recent stories about student CubeSat projects and programs: ** IRVINE01 CubeSat built by students in the Irvine CubeSat STEM Program (ICSP) in Irvine, California reached orbit on Rocket Lab Electron rocket launched over the weekend: We are in orbit ! Watch deployment of #IRVINE01 from Rocket Lab #ItsBusinessTime Irvine Public Schools Foundation &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17059\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Student CubeSat projects roundup &#8211; Nov.12.2018<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4,22,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-amateurstudent-satellite","category-education","category-space-systems"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-4r9","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16274,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=16274","url_meta":{"origin":17059,"position":0},"title":"Rocket Lab to launch an Electron with 5 payloads including Irvine CubeSat built by high schoolers","author":"TopSpacer","date":"June 22, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"This evening US time and Saturday afternoon New Zealand time, Rocket Lab will attempt to launch the third Electron rocket\u00a0into orbit. 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