{"id":17202,"date":"2018-12-05T09:00:54","date_gmt":"2018-12-05T14:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17202"},"modified":"2018-12-04T11:27:30","modified_gmt":"2018-12-04T16:27:30","slug":"student-and-amateur-cubesat-news-roundup-dec-5-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17202","title":{"rendered":"Student and amateur CubeSat news roundup – Dec.5.2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

A sampling of recent articles, press releases, etc. about student and amateur CubeSat<\/a> \/ SmallSat projects and programs:<\/p>\n

** Weiss School students part of SpaceX project – wptv.com<\/a><\/p>\n

As a Space X Falcon 9 rocket launched into orbit on Monday, the students at Weiss School in Palm Beach Gardens cheered over a small piece of cargo that is theirs.<\/em><\/p>\n

A group of middle schoolers has spent the last three years working on a small satellite known as a \u201ccube sat\u201d which is holding bacteria to be studied in space.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been working on this for so long,\u201d says 13-year-old Zoey Freedman.<\/em><\/p>\n

** Crown Prince announces launch of first Jordanian mini satellite | Jordan Times<\/a><\/p>\n

On this occasion, CPF\u2019s CEO Tamam Mango was quoted in the statement as saying: “We proudly announce the launch of the first Jordanian mini satellite, designed and built by Jordanian engineers.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

She noted that the satellite was designed and built by 18 young engineering students, with support from five academics and consultants, in various engineering fields, from Jordanian universities. \u201cJordan has entered both the design sector and implementation of satellites, two elements in line with the Crown Prince Foundation\u2019s mission, providing Jordanian youth with pivotal skills and tools to branch into various sectors, enhancing their capabilities, simultaneously enhancing Jordan\u2019s position\/status on various levels.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

** Asia-Pacific satellites on SpaceX\u2019s SSO-A mission | SpaceTech Asia<\/a><\/p>\n

Among the satellites launched were 13 satellites for Asia-Pacific (APAC) companies or those with a presence here \u2013 including the first private satellite ever launched by an Indian company. [Seven of the 13 satellites are from educational institutions.]
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** AMSAT’s Fox-1Cliff Amateur Radio CubeSat Launched Successfully – ARRL<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0A SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle carried Fox-1Cliff and several other satellites into space on December 3 at approximately 1334 UTC from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, following a 1-day launch delay.<\/em> (See<\/a>\u00a0the launch on YouTube.) According to AMSAT, at approximately 0030 UTC on December 4, several stations in Brazil \u2014 including PS8MT, PT9BM, and PT2AP \u2014 reported hearing the voice beacon \u201cFox-1Cliff Safe Mode,\u201d confirming that the satellite was alive.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cJust before 0040 UTC, AMSAT Fox-1 Team Member Burns Fisher, WB1FJ, was the first to submit and upload telemetry to the AMSAT servers,\u201d AM<\/em>SAT\u00a0reported<\/a> on its website. \u201cInitial telemetry values show the satellite to be in good health. Thanks to the 29 stations that contributed telemetry during Fox-1Cliff\u2019s initial orbits.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

** Micro satellite ExseedSAT1 to fly on SpaceX – The Hindu BusinessLine<\/a><\/p>\n

This satellite is freely available for all radio amateurs across the world. It is an open radio transponder that works on ham radio frequencies. One has to pay just Rs 100 license from the WPC to communicate through this satellite.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Indian government has waived the need for security clearances for amateur radio, enabling a lot of students to quickly apply and obtain radio amateur license, Farhan told BusinessLine.<\/em><\/p>\n

ExseedSAT1 aims to provide a major boost to private radio operators after ISRO-manufactured micro-satellite, HAMSAT, ceased operations about four years ago. The amateur radio services provide vital communication links during natural disasters.<\/em><\/p>\n

** Annabelle Grant named winner of Yukon College CubeSat idea contest | Yukon College<\/a><\/p>\n

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Out of 15 submitted ideas from 15 contest participants, Annabelle Grant has been named the winner of the Yukon CubeSat idea contest.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Grant\u2019s name was pulled from a hat last\u00a0week. Her idea for the micro-satellite payload is to have it track solid waste in oceans through photographs from low earth orbit.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Other notable ideas submitted to the contest last month involve using data collected from space for education and outreach with the public, using the CubeSat to transmit Yukon stories through amateur radio frequencies, and capturing visual and magnetic studies of the aurora.<\/em><\/p>\n

As the contest winner, Grant\u2019s name will be featured on the\u00a010cm x 10cm x 20cm\u00a0satellite due to be launched into orbit in 2020.<\/em><\/p>\n

See also the Canadian CubeSat Project – Canada.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n

** USI blasts off into space \u2013 The Shield<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cOnce I heard the word, \u2018space\u2019 and \u2018USI to be involved with it,\u2019 I immediately asked him how I could jump in on the project,\u201d Loehrlein said. \u201cAnd he said if he got the grant I\u2019d be asked to be on the team.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Loehrlein, a senior engineering and finance major, said it felt amazing when the university received the grant.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was kind of a mind-blowing opportunity,\u201d Loehrlein said. \u201cI didn\u2019t really expect a small university like USI to originally get a NASA grant for two hundred thousand dollars. So hearing we actually got it and that I could work on a satellite while at USI, it was, honestly, something I couldn\u2019t even fathom at the <\/em>time.\u201d<\/p>\n

* AMSAT<\/a> news on student and amateur CubeSat\/smallsat projects: ANS-336 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin<\/a><\/p>\n

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  • Fox-1Cliff Launch Targeted for December 2nd<\/li>\n
  • AMSAT Web Adds Donation Portal<\/li>\n
  • Amateur Radio Contest for Receiving PW-Sat2 Telemetry<\/li>\n
  • Additional Amateur Radio Communication Cubesats Launch on SSO-A<\/li>\n
  • AMSAT-DL Provides Update for Es’hail-2\/P4A Geosynchronous Orbit<\/li>\n
  • Nihon University NEXUS VU-mode Linear Transponder Launch Announcement<\/li>\n
  • AMSAT Rover Award Updates<\/li>\n
  • VUCC Awards-Endorsements for November 2018<\/li>\n
  • Upcoming Satellite Operations Reported by KE4AL<\/li>\n
  • ESA and RaspberryPi.org Collaborate on Astro Pi Mission Zero<\/li>\n
  • MarCo Cubesats Relay NASA’s InSight Mars Lander Touchdown<\/li>\n
  • Happy 20th Anniversary to the International Space Station<\/li>\n
  • Satellite Shorts From All Over<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Other CubeSat and smallsat news & info:<\/p>\n

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    • Spaceflight Successfully Launches 64 Satellites on First Dedicated Rideshare Mission – Spaceflight<\/a><\/li>\n
    • PSLV-C43 successfully launches HysIS and 30 customer satellites – ISRO<\/a><\/li>\n
    • Build a CubeSat Satellite that actually works, Part 1: Make it Resilient – DesignsPark<\/a><\/li>\n
    • Success of Tiny Mars Probes Heralds New Era of Deep-Space Cubesats – Scientific American<\/a><\/li>\n
    • How a Small CubeSat Became the Unlikely Hero of the InSight Landing – Popular Mechanics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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