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BID : ANS-350.02
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Subj: KySat CubeSat Status Update
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Sent: 071216/1601Z @:CX2SA.LAV.URY.SA #:25013 [Minas] FBB7.00e $:ANS-350.02
From: CX2SA@CX2SA.LAV.URY.SA
To : SAT@AMSAT
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 350.02
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
December 16, 2007
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-350.02
This week the KySat Space Express achieved a successful liftoff from
White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. While all of the Kentucky
Space Express systems operated successfully, shortly after launch the
vehicle suffered a catastrophic failure and the KySat payload was not
able to reach the target altitude in space.
KySat thanks the Space Express student team and mission advisors for
their incredibly hard work and the performance of their systems and
payload. The design and successful integration of the Space Express
payload was, despite the failure to reach the targeted altitude of
127km, an essential step in the continued development of the initiative
including first orbital mission, projected to launch in mid to late 2008.
Additional information is available on-line at: http://www.kysat.com
The KySat Space Express student team and mission advisors are extremely
pleased with the performance of the student designed systems and payloads.
The KySat CubeSat mission includes these objectives:
+ S-band radio for communications with KY Dish
+ UHF/VHF radio for worldwide student and amateur communications
+ Onboard camera
+ Temp, Current, Voltage, Science sensors
+ Passive magnetic attitude control
+ Mission data storage on industrial MMC card
+ Analog Mode: Transmit analog audio radio signal (Voice from Space app)
+ Digital Mode: Transmit sequential UHF 64 byte AX.25 packets (built in TNC)
+ Minimum 1 or 2 second time delay between packets
+ Receive VHF Digital Pings (call sign, location, text message)
[ANS thanks the KySat Team for the above information]
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