Promoting Satellite Communications: Training Students in the Design of Nano-Satellite Communications
Session
Technical Poster Session 2
Location
Utah State University, Logan, UT
Abstract
The National Center for Space Technologies (NCST) of Technical University of Moldova (TUM) has been oriented towards a series of nanosatellites, according to the international standard CubeSat. In 2019, NCST participated in the fourth round of the KiboCUBE Program with the nanosatellite “TUMnanoSAT”.
KiboCUBE Program is a collaboration between UNOOSA and JAXA that aims to provide to the United Nations Organization members opportunity to launch CubeSat satellites developed for educational and research purposes.
The NCST team was selected by the Japan Aerospace Agency (JAXA) and the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) for the fourth round of the KiboCUBE Program for the launch of the TUMnanoSAT nanosatellite from the International Space Station (ISS) in 2022, by the Japanese experimental Kibo module. TUMnanoSAT is being transported to the ISS using Dragon CRS-2 SpX-25 on June 7, 2022, and will be placed in orbit in July.
The Japanese Space Agency's Kibo module on the ISS was designed to be used as both a microgravity laboratory, as well as a launch pad for low-Earthorbit services. This ISS module includes a small satellite-deployment system called the J-SSOD. Deploying nanosatellites from ISS has a number of benefits. Launching the vehicles aboard the logistics carrier of ISS visiting vehicle reduces the vibration and loads they have to encounter during launch. In addition, they can be packed in protective materials so that the probability of CubeSat damage during launch is reduced significantly. In addition, the lower orbit allows a natural decay of the satellites, thus reducing the build-up of orbital debris.
This work will present how to promote and train students in creating of these platforms, also in calculating the communication budget and designing communication protocols with nanosatites at the TUM Space Technology Center based on the example of TUMnanoSAT nanosatellite.
Promoting Satellite Communications: Training Students in the Design of Nano-Satellite Communications
Utah State University, Logan, UT
The National Center for Space Technologies (NCST) of Technical University of Moldova (TUM) has been oriented towards a series of nanosatellites, according to the international standard CubeSat. In 2019, NCST participated in the fourth round of the KiboCUBE Program with the nanosatellite “TUMnanoSAT”.
KiboCUBE Program is a collaboration between UNOOSA and JAXA that aims to provide to the United Nations Organization members opportunity to launch CubeSat satellites developed for educational and research purposes.
The NCST team was selected by the Japan Aerospace Agency (JAXA) and the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) for the fourth round of the KiboCUBE Program for the launch of the TUMnanoSAT nanosatellite from the International Space Station (ISS) in 2022, by the Japanese experimental Kibo module. TUMnanoSAT is being transported to the ISS using Dragon CRS-2 SpX-25 on June 7, 2022, and will be placed in orbit in July.
The Japanese Space Agency's Kibo module on the ISS was designed to be used as both a microgravity laboratory, as well as a launch pad for low-Earthorbit services. This ISS module includes a small satellite-deployment system called the J-SSOD. Deploying nanosatellites from ISS has a number of benefits. Launching the vehicles aboard the logistics carrier of ISS visiting vehicle reduces the vibration and loads they have to encounter during launch. In addition, they can be packed in protective materials so that the probability of CubeSat damage during launch is reduced significantly. In addition, the lower orbit allows a natural decay of the satellites, thus reducing the build-up of orbital debris.
This work will present how to promote and train students in creating of these platforms, also in calculating the communication budget and designing communication protocols with nanosatites at the TUM Space Technology Center based on the example of TUMnanoSAT nanosatellite.
