Session
Technical Session IV: The Year in Retrospect
Abstract
A good example of an extended small satellite mission is that of Gurwin-Techsat, a small satellite developed and built in the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, and launched in 1998 from Russia. Presented in the report is a review of the Gurwin-Techsat mission, and of some scientific and technological results obtained in the onboard experiments. Given also is a short analysis of the performance of its sub-systems and scientific payload. As was demonstrated by the mission, a substantial reduction of the satellite mass, size, and power consumption can be achieved without deterioration of its basic characteristics, such as mission lifetime, payload efficiency, precision of the measurements, etc. The platform itself, as well as the flight experience gained during the mission, may be used in designing and manufacturing similar microsatellites with new and different research payloads.
Presentation Slides
Seven-year Flight Testing of the Gurwin-Techsat Microsatellite
A good example of an extended small satellite mission is that of Gurwin-Techsat, a small satellite developed and built in the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, and launched in 1998 from Russia. Presented in the report is a review of the Gurwin-Techsat mission, and of some scientific and technological results obtained in the onboard experiments. Given also is a short analysis of the performance of its sub-systems and scientific payload. As was demonstrated by the mission, a substantial reduction of the satellite mass, size, and power consumption can be achieved without deterioration of its basic characteristics, such as mission lifetime, payload efficiency, precision of the measurements, etc. The platform itself, as well as the flight experience gained during the mission, may be used in designing and manufacturing similar microsatellites with new and different research payloads.
