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WG3K > ANS 28.07.24 18:00l 19 Lines 3336 Bytes #34 (0) @ AMSAT
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Subj: Ariane 6 Launches PariSat: Young Engineers Test Heat Dissipa
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On July 9, 2024, Europe's newest rocket, the Ariane 6, launched with a range of missions on board, each with unique objectives and dedicated teams. Among these missions was PariSat, a project that highlights the ingenuity and dedication of the Garef Aérospatial club. This amateur space club, comprised of young engineers aged 15 to 25, has been working diligently on satellite testing, with the goal of exploring how different materials handle heat dissipation in space.
The core of the PariSat experiment is to determine which materials are most effective at dissipating heat in the harsh environment of space. The project, however, is not just about the scientific results but also about the educational journey for the young engineers involved. Based in a modest building near the Georges Carpentier stadium in Paris's 13th district, the club members work after school, applying their passion for space to design and build their satellite experiment.
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Earth image captured by an adapted GoPro camera used on PariSat. [Credit: Garef Aérospatial]
PariSat features eight small square plates, each just 4 cm wide, which function as space radiators. These plates were chosen to test various properties such as material composition and color, and their responses to heating and cooling. Equipped with temperature sensors, each plate provided data on "black-body radiation" during the nearly three-hour flight of Ariane 6's upper stage. This data will help validate the Stefan-Boltzmann law of thermal radiation, a principle discovered in 1884.
In addition to the scientific experiment, PariSat includes a photo component. The team has adapted a GoPro camera for space use, which is controlled by a module entirely designed by Garef Aérospatial. This camera, featuring a fisheye lens, captured stunning images of Earth, showcasing the planet's curvature and adding a visual dimension to the mission.
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Five experiments gathered data while attached to the Ariane 6's upper stage during its inaugural flight. [Credit: ESA]
PariSat is part of a larger set of five experiments, including Peregrinus, Sidloc, LiFi, and YPSat, which also remained attached to the Ariane 6's upper stage during its three-hour flight. These experiments gathered data as the upper stage's orbit was adjusted by the Vinci engine, which can be restarted multiple times. The collected data was transmitted back to Earth and received by the Swedish Space Corporation's telemetry station in Kiruna, Sweden.
As the Garef Aérospatial team begins analyzing the data, the PariSat mission serves as a testament to the capabilities of young engineers and highlights the potential for youth-led initiatives in space science. With this mission, the team looks forward to future projects, driven by the experiences and successes gained from their participation in Ariane 6's first flight.
[ANS thanks the European Space Agencyhttps://www.esa.int/ and Garef Aérospatialhttps://garef.com/ for the above information]
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