Session
Technical Session VI: The Upcoming Year
Abstract
This paper describes the mission and current design results of Taiwan Universities-United SATellite NO.1A (TUUSAT-1A), which is a student microsatellite developed by a conjunct program of several universities in Taiwan. The mission goal of TUUSA-1A, according to the priority, includes two CMOS cameras of 1.3 million pixels for Earth imaging, one GPS receiver for orbital determination, and the commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components for space qualification. The TUUSAT-1A main body is cube-shaped with size of 25 x 25 x 25 cm3 and weight of 26.4 kg. It is expected to be launched into a circular orbit with 500 km altitude and 21 degrees inclination by piggyback from most launch vehicles. Currently, the TUUSAT-1A project is on the design phase and the Critical Design Review (PDR) will be accomplished in October 2007. TUUSAT-1A is expected to be launched in the middle of 2008. This paper describes the mission and current design results of TUUSAT-1A, the results of environmental tests status of the COTS components by using NSPO Integration and Test Facility, and lessons learned from the program.
TUUSAT-1A: The First Academic Microsatellite Developed by Universities in Taiwan
This paper describes the mission and current design results of Taiwan Universities-United SATellite NO.1A (TUUSAT-1A), which is a student microsatellite developed by a conjunct program of several universities in Taiwan. The mission goal of TUUSA-1A, according to the priority, includes two CMOS cameras of 1.3 million pixels for Earth imaging, one GPS receiver for orbital determination, and the commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components for space qualification. The TUUSAT-1A main body is cube-shaped with size of 25 x 25 x 25 cm3 and weight of 26.4 kg. It is expected to be launched into a circular orbit with 500 km altitude and 21 degrees inclination by piggyback from most launch vehicles. Currently, the TUUSAT-1A project is on the design phase and the Critical Design Review (PDR) will be accomplished in October 2007. TUUSAT-1A is expected to be launched in the middle of 2008. This paper describes the mission and current design results of TUUSAT-1A, the results of environmental tests status of the COTS components by using NSPO Integration and Test Facility, and lessons learned from the program.
