{"id":20221,"date":"2019-11-11T19:00:14","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T00:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=20221"},"modified":"2021-10-04T19:38:48","modified_gmt":"2021-10-04T23:38:48","slug":"student-and-amateur-cubesat-news-roundup-nov-12-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=20221","title":{"rendered":"Student and amateur CubeSat news roundup – Nov.12.2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

A sampling of recent articles, press releases, etc. related to student and amateur CubeSat<\/a> \/ SmallSat projects and programs (find previous smallsat roundups here<\/a>):<\/p>\n

** The Phoenix CubeSat<\/a> built by Arizona State Univ. students<\/strong> successfully reached the ISS via the recent launch of the Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo spacecraft. It will be deployed into orbit in January: ASU Students Launch NASA-Funded CubeSat To Study Urban Heat Island – KJZZ<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nASU Phoenix CubeSat team<\/p>\n

Students from Arizona State University have launched a small, NASA-funded research satellite to study the urban heat island in seven U.S. cities, including Phoenix.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Phoenix CubeSat is one of seven nanosatellites selected through NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative, which supports projects designed, built and operated by students, teachers and faculty, as well as NASA centers and nonprofit organizations.<\/em><\/p>\n

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An interdisciplinary group of around 100 ASU undergraduates took part in the effort, which will use an off-the-shelf thermal infrared camera to study changes in the heat properties of cities across the U.S. over time.<\/em><\/p>\n

The term “urban heat island” describes an urban area that experiences warmer conditions than its surroundings due to human activities, the thermal properties of building materials and other related factors.<\/em><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/kjzz.org\/sites\/default\/files\/ASU%20CubeSat%20WEB.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

** Univ. Minnesota SOCRATES smallsat<\/a> reaches the ISS<\/strong> on the same Cygnus.<\/p>\n

The cube satellite, Signal Opportunity CubeSat Ranging and Timing Experiment System (SOCRATES), is the first small satellite created by the University sent into space by NASA. The satellite is equipped with high energy X-ray sensor detectors that can help with \u201cdeep space navigation\u201d when GPS is not available. SOCRATES will also collect data related to electronic accelerations in sun flares to help research on solar anomalies.<\/em><\/p>\n

The project is a collaboration between University faculty and students of different disciplines, like aerospace engineering, physics and astrophysics. SOCRATES is currently on the International Space Station and is expected to be released back into Earth\u2019s orbit in January 2020.<\/em><\/p>\n

See also<\/p>\n