{"id":21182,"date":"2020-02-20T15:43:51","date_gmt":"2020-02-20T20:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=21182"},"modified":"2020-02-20T15:43:51","modified_gmt":"2020-02-20T20:43:51","slug":"student-and-amateur-cubesat-news-roundup-feb-20-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=21182","title":{"rendered":"Student and amateur CubeSat news roundup – Feb.20.2020"},"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

** Several university CubeSats deployed from Cygnus spacecraft by Nanoracks<\/strong> system: Nanoracks Completes 17th Commercial Space Station CubeSat Deployment Mission | Nanoracks<\/a><\/p>\n

Nanoracks\u2019 17th CubeSat deployment mission included satellites launched to the International Space Station on both Northrop Grumman\u2019s NG-12 flight and the SpaceX CRS-19 mission. The deployer packs were then assembled together on orbit by the astronaut crew.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThe diversity of users on each CubeSat mission is growing with every flight,\u201d says Nanoracks Senior External Payloads Mission Manager, Tristan Prejean. \u201cOur 17th CubeSat mission has satellites built by university students, international space agencies and research institutes, commercial companies reaching the ISS for the first time, and by our friends at NASA. Commercial access to low-Earth orbit is enabling an unprecedented cohort of users from around the world to make discoveries in space \u2013 and we are watching this grow year by year.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The satellites released on February 19, 2020 and their deployment times were:<\/em>
\n\u2013 RadSat-u (Montana State University<\/a>) \u2013 07:10:01 GMT<\/em>
\n\u2013 Phoenix (Arizona State University<\/a>) \u2013 09:35:00 GMT<\/em>
\n\u2013 QARMAN (von Karman institute<\/a>) \u2013 11:20:00 GMT<\/em>
\n\u2013 CryoCube (Sierra Lobo Incorporated<\/a>\/NASA Kennedy) and AzTechSat-1 (Collaborative<\/em>
\nprogram between NASA Ames and Universidad Popular Aut\u00f3noma del Estado de Puebla<\/a><\/em>
\n[UPAEP] in Mexico) \u2013 12:55:01 GMT<\/em>
\n\u2013 SOCRATES (University of Minnesota<\/a>) \u2013 14:30:00 GMT<\/em>
\n\u2013 HARP (University of Maryland, Baltimore County<\/a>) and ARGUS-02 (Saint Louis University<\/a>) \u2013 16:00:00 GMT<\/em>
\n\u2013 SORTIE (Astra LLC<\/a>)- 17:40:00 GMT<\/em><\/p>\n

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Notably, AzTechSat-1 is the first satellite built by students in Mexico for deployment from the Space Station and is the first CubeSat built as a collaboration between the Mexican Space Agency and NASA. The investigation demonstrates communication within a satellite network in low-Earth orbit. Such Intra-satellite communication could reduce the need for ground stations, lowering the cost and increasing the number of data downloads possible for satellite applications.<\/em><\/p>\n

Additionally, HARP marked the 100th CubeSat project for which launch and deployment was funded by NASA\u2019s CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI), which offers universities, high schools and non-profit organizations the opportunity to fly small satellites. Launches for CSLI selectees are provided through Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa) missions facilitated by NASA\u2019s Launch Services Program (LSP). HARP, RadSat-u, Phoenix, SOCRATES, CryoCube, AzTechSat-1, SORTIE, and ARGUS-02 missions were all part of the ELaNa 25 mission managed by NASA LSP.<\/em><\/p>\n

See also<\/p>\n