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Santa Clara
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University of
Minnesota |
Communication
Experiment |
Our experiment will
demonstrate the ability of our radio to transmit experimental data
to a ground station. The payload will consist of a power source, a
radio, and a microprocessor with data stored on an external memory
storage device. The data stored is a sample of experimental data
that our nanosatellite's flight computer would package and send to
the radio for transmission to the ground. Using the data sample, we
want to verify the performance of our radio at high altitude.
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University of
Texas at Austin |
Texas 2-Step |
The experiment will
test verification, sensors, radios, cameras, and antennas. |
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Texas A&M
University |
AggieSat Balloon
Communications Test |
The primary objective
is to Provide a high altitude RF test of representative lab
communications hardware in preparation for AggieSat’s 2 & 3. The
goal is successful data transmission from maximum altitude of a
scientific balloon and measure received signal strengths for a
prototype flight COMM system using representative lab hardware and
link configuration. This data will be used to confirm and improve
link budgets. The secondary objective of this test is to expose
supporting prototype hardware for AggieSat 2 and 3 to a near space
environment. |
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Washington
University - St. Louis |
WashU Balloon Payload |
Work in progress. |
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Utah State
University |
COMM^3 |
Test of comm system. |
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University of
Colorado at Boulder |
DANDE Communication
System Test |
An end-to-end test of
the DANDE communication subsystem. It will involve the COSGC ground
station sending data to and receiving data from the payload at the
two frequencies and data rates. The data rates will be in the
planned 70cm and 2m ranges but each payload will have to be
allocated a separate frequency separated by at least 10-15 MHz. The
payloads will also all have to agree to uplink and downlink in the
same bands. |
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Pennsylvania State
University |
NittanySat Attitude
Determination Test |
The attitude
determination sensors for NittanySat consists of solar sensors and a
magnetometer. This instruments will be tested along with the real
time attitude solution performed by our computer. |
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Boston University |
BUSAT Magnetometer |
The item to be flow
is the BUSAT magnetometer and data control system |
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Montana State
University |
StratoBuoy |
MSU proposes to fly a
variation of its Communications and its Command and Data Handling (CHD)
Subsystems, with the intention of also flying the ADCS board.
Communications will use a Hamtronics transmitter and receiver pair,
receiving (uplink) on 145.98 MHz and transmitting (downlink) on
437.445 MHz. These frequencies are acceptable according to the SHOT
Workshop User’s Guide (UN5-0003). MSU participants will include
licensed Ham operators. Along with the Tx and Rx boards, a
Kantronics TNC will fly to packetize the data from CDH. One of the
objectives of the StratoBuoy balloonsat is to understand what it
will take to make the TNC, Tx, and Rx circuit boards space flight
ready by removing components for unnecessary functions and by
changing out non-space-flight components. Prior to modifying the
boards for flight, they will be assembled into a working system and
be characterized for later comparison with the flight modified
boards. The ADCS circuit board will run the three axis magnetometer
planned for use on SpaceBuoy. ADCS will not be computing the
orientation of StratoBuoy on the balloon flight. Data taken by the
magnetometer will be transferred to the CDH file system and relayed
down to the ground upon uplink command. Command and Data Handling (CDH)
will run a command scheduler to operate StratoBuoy. Data from ADCS
will be stored in the CDH file system along with housekeeping data
from CDH and ADCS. The command scheduler will also operate a
periodic beacon, which will contain housekeeping data and
identification. CDH will parse and process uplinked commands, and
will downlink data when commanded from the ground. The overall goal
of StratoBuoy is to test intended SpaceBuoy hardware and design
concepts. All StratoBuoy work is intended to contribute to the
success of SpaceBuoy. |
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Michigan Tech
University |
Oculus Gyroscope
Functionality Test |
The Oculus Project at
MTU would like to test the attitude estimation capabilities of three
gyroscopes against images from an earth facing camera which will act
as a reference point. One additional potential minor objective would
be to charge a battery from a solar cell identical to those which
will be on the Oculus. If possible we would like to be the
bottommost payload. |
