Session
Technical Session XI: Around the Corner
Abstract
In the last 25 years, TU Berlin developed, built, launched and operated a number of university class satellites. Throughout these missions, emphasis was placed on developing technologies for Earth remote sensing, communication and attitude determination and control. The nanosatellite mission TechnoSat has the primary objective to provide on-orbit demonstration capability for novel nanosatellite technologies and components. The satellite carries five main payloads: A separation system for nanosatellites, a hatch mechanism designed for protection and on-orbit calibration of infrared cameras, a fluid dynamic actuator for energy efficient attitude control, an extendable boom system that is employed for gravity gradient stabilisation and STELLA, a miniaturised star tracker. The secondary mission objective of TechnoSat is the on-orbit verification of the novel adaptive nanosatellite bus TUBiX20 (TU Berlin innovative neXt generation 20 kg nanosatellite bus). TechnoSat is scheduled to be launched in Q4 2014.
Presentation Slides
TechnoSat - A Nanosatellite Mission for On-Orbit Technology Demonstration
In the last 25 years, TU Berlin developed, built, launched and operated a number of university class satellites. Throughout these missions, emphasis was placed on developing technologies for Earth remote sensing, communication and attitude determination and control. The nanosatellite mission TechnoSat has the primary objective to provide on-orbit demonstration capability for novel nanosatellite technologies and components. The satellite carries five main payloads: A separation system for nanosatellites, a hatch mechanism designed for protection and on-orbit calibration of infrared cameras, a fluid dynamic actuator for energy efficient attitude control, an extendable boom system that is employed for gravity gradient stabilisation and STELLA, a miniaturised star tracker. The secondary mission objective of TechnoSat is the on-orbit verification of the novel adaptive nanosatellite bus TUBiX20 (TU Berlin innovative neXt generation 20 kg nanosatellite bus). TechnoSat is scheduled to be launched in Q4 2014.
