{"id":20422,"date":"2019-12-02T09:00:25","date_gmt":"2019-12-02T14:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=20422"},"modified":"2019-12-01T12:05:49","modified_gmt":"2019-12-01T17:05:49","slug":"student-and-amateur-cubesat-news-roundup-dec-2-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=20422","title":{"rendered":"Student and amateur CubeSat news roundup &#8211; Dec.2.2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A sampling of recent articles, press releases, etc. related to student and amateur <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CubeSat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CubeSat<\/a> \/ SmallSat projects and programs (find <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=4\">previous smallsat roundups here<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>**<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/batsat.space\/\"> The Community Satellite Project<\/a> aims to crowd-develop CubeSats<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>The Community Satellite Project is an online group of international space professionals and students, collaborating to launch BATSAT, a crowd-developed cubesat. The group was initially founded in early November 2019 via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/space\/\">r\/space<\/a>, following a reputable space company\u2019s offer of a free launch.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Our goals are not only to develop and use BATSAT to conduct cutting edge aerospace research, but to facilitate mentorship between space experts and students.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>We are currently in the recruiting and mission defining stages of this process.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>If you are interested in becoming part of the team, please get in touch via our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/batsat.space\/join-us\/\">Join Us<\/a><\/strong> page.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This article profiles one of the project&#8217;s founders and describes their plans: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/national\/117730155\/southland-teenager-on-mission-to-build-satellite\">Southland teenager on mission to build satellite | Stuff.co.nz<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>More than 740 people have joined the online group, including aerospace engineers, avionics and payload experts, cloud engineers, satellite ground station engineers and university students from all over the world.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Of this, 260 supporters with specialist skills have been assigned to various teams to confirm the parameters of the project, with regular conversations held using an online meeting app.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"sics-component__html-injector sics-component__story__paragraph\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>The collective decision is to build two small satellites, each about the size of a Rubik&#8217;s Cube, to test a theory about whether electro-magnetic tether straps can be used to de-orbit a satellite once it has come to the end of its life.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>More about the project:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/TheCommunitySat\/\">TheCommunitySat &#8211; reddit.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thecommunitysat\">The Community Satellite Project (@TheCommunitySat) | Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/batsat.space\/blog-feed\/\">Blog Feed \u2013 BATSAT<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6nrOabvgyQ4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>** <strong>Freeport, New York high school team building CubeSat<\/strong> funded with NASA grant:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.liherald.com\/stories\/freeport-high-school-prepares-for-liftoff,120374\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Freeport High School prepares for liftoff | Herald Community Newspapers &#8211; www.liherald.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>The students have broken their project into phases, and are now in the construction phase. Once Strong and Johnson finish building the satellite, they will conduct environmental tests to expose it to vibration, vacuum and temperature conditions closely identical to space.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Then the students will work with NASA to prepare to launch it into space. After the launch, the seniors will perform satellite operations and conduct space experiments. Once the space mission is complete, the nanosatellite will fall to Earth, possibly burning up in the atmosphere.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>See also <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freeportschools.org\/news\/article.aspx?id=89110\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">District Wins Grant to Build CubeSat &#8211; Freeport Public Schools<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>** <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsat.org\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>AMSAT<\/strong><\/a><strong> news<\/strong> 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=\"https:\/\/amsat.org\/pipermail\/ans\/2019\/001146.html\">ANS-335 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>AMSAT Fox Leaderboard Will Show Monthly Leaders<\/li>\n<li>AMSAT Will Be at Superstition Superfest Hamfest<\/li>\n<li>Electron Booster on the Pad for Rocket Lab\u2019s 10th Mission<\/li>\n<li>FCC Seeks to Clear Radio Amateurs Out of 3.4 GHz<\/li>\n<li>WRC-19 Final Report: Small Satellites and the 1240-1300 MHz Band<\/li>\n<li>AMSAT Auction Celebrating 45th Birthday of AO-7 Raises $480<\/li>\n<li>Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule<\/li>\n<li>Upcoming Satellite Operations<\/li>\n<li>Satellite Shorts From All Over<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>General CubeSat\/SmallSat info<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Resources:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.southgatearc.org\/news\/2019\/november\/cubesat-satellite-talks-now-online.htm#.XeLja-hKh9M\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CubeSat satellite talks now online &#8211; Southgate Amateur Radio News<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLCzrYL9QmZiTM0eEbl1Ma3ibKngsbSDJ-\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Open Source Cubesat Workshop 2019 &#8211; YouTube<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/space-as-a-service-takes-root-at-rbc-signals\/\">Space as a service takes root at RBC Signals &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Projects:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Videos\/2019\/11\/ESA_s_Hera_asteroid_mission_is_go\">ESA\u2019s Hera asteroid mission is go &#8211; ESA<\/a> &#8211; &#8220;Hera will carry two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Safety_Security\/Hera\/CubeSats_joining_Hera_mission_to_asteroid_system\">CubeSats<\/a> on board, which will be able to fly much closer to the asteroid&#8217;s surface, carrying out crucial scientific studies, before touching down. Hera&#8217;s up-close observations will turn asteroid deflection into a well-understood planetary defence technique.&#8221;\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Safety_Security\/Hera\/Hera_s_radar_CubeSat_will_peer_into_asteroid_s_heart\">Hera\u2019s radar CubeSat will peer into asteroid\u2019s heart &#8211; ESA<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Safety_Security\/Hera\">Hera\u2019s Juventas CubeSat &#8211; ESA<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20431\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20431\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Safety_Security\/Hera\/Hera_s_radar_CubeSat_will_peer_into_asteroid_s_heart\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20431\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=20431\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Juventas_radar_CubeSat_pillars1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"932,742\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1570700461&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Juventas radar CubeSat\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Juventas radar CubeSat to be deployed by the HERA spacecraft to study the Didymos asteroids.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Juventas_radar_CubeSat_pillars1.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20431\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Juventas_radar_CubeSat_pillars1-500x398.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Juventas_radar_CubeSat_pillars1-500x398.jpg 500w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Juventas_radar_CubeSat_pillars1-768x611.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Juventas_radar_CubeSat_pillars1.jpg 932w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20431\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Juventas radar CubeSat to be deployed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Safety_Security\/Hera\">Hera<\/a> mission to study the Didymos asteroids. Credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Safety_Security\/Hera\/Hera_s_radar_CubeSat_will_peer_into_asteroid_s_heart\">ES<\/a>A<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">== <strong><em>Amazon Ad<\/em> <\/strong>==<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/3659960713\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=3659960713&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=hobbyspace&amp;linkId=b85a2ddcb76b07347e191733e7b7692f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Introduction to CubeSat Technology and Subsystem:<br \/>\nOrbit Design, Debris Impact, and Orbital Decay Prediction<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=hobbyspace&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=3659960713\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=hobbyspace&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=3659960713&amp;asins=3659960713&amp;linkId=ee28742debe4fc8cce06999839f88c9a&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true&amp;price_color=333333&amp;title_color=0066c0&amp;bg_color=ffffff\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A sampling of recent articles, press releases, etc. related to student and amateur CubeSat \/ SmallSat projects and programs (find previous smallsat roundups here): ** The Community Satellite Project aims to crowd-develop CubeSats The Community Satellite Project is an online group of international space professionals and students, collaborating to launch BATSAT, a crowd-developed cubesat. 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