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SwissCube active time in space, as of 07.05.2014 swisscube - live.ch Anton B. Ivanov ss Space Center ss Space Center

besat projects have been extremely ly popular in the last 10 years in man iversities. These projects have a grea iversities. These projects have a grea reat reputation for educational and reat reputation for educational and chnological goals. uestion for this presentation: uestion for this presentation: utline Introduction for the Swiss Space Center Introduction for the Swiss Space Center Definitions Statistics for the last decade Zoom into SwissCube Wrap up and discussion

Weight range, tegory tegory Example Example kg kg ano 1-10 kg Cubesats Launches 2000-2012 Brite-PL (Canada), Brite-PL (Canada), icro 10-100 Trailblazer (USA) CHEOPS, SSTL-100, mall 100-300 Small SSTL 150 SSTL 150 Not known Nano Micro Category Category Count Count Percentage Percentage Large Large rge 633 56% Medium edium 101 9% Large Medium icro 125 11% Micro Nano ano 132 12% Not known Small ot known ot known 23 23 2% 2% all 109 10% tal 1123

1- 10 kg Cubesats 10 - 100 Brite - PL, Trailblazer 100 - 300 100 - 300 SSTL - 100, SSTL 150 SSTL - 100, SSTL 150 source: launch info;

15 Application 33 Science 189 189 Technology Technology

Status 1U 2U 3U Grand Total % 13 13 18% 18% 13 Failed 40 56% 26 2 12 Successful 19 26% 16 1 2 Launch failure 55 55 3 3 14 14 Grand Total Grand Total Note: almost all failed cubesats are first in line of sats

Launch date and Reference ubesat ubesat Institution Institution Payload Payload Measurements Measurements status status source source Stanford University and AC magnetometer Ultra low frequency (ULF) Ultra low frequency (ULF) 2003 (success) Selva and Krejci Quakesat LLC magnetic signals from magnetic signals from (2012) keSat large (Richter >6) large (Richter >6) large (Richter >6) large (Richter >6) earthquakes earthquakes University of Illinois at Photometer 0.76 μm oxygen 0.76 μm oxygen 2006 (launch failure) Selva and Krejci Urbana - Champaign (Photomultiplier Tube) emission band in the 100 emission band in the 100 (2012) and 640à — 480 pixel km upper atmosphere km upper atmosphere CMOS color camera University of Toronto Atmospheric 1- km horizontal resolution km horizontal resolution 2008 (success) Selva and Krejci spectrometer<comma> tropospheric CO2 total tropospheric CO2 total (2012) and GNSS receiver in column Atmospheric column Atmospheric 2 occultation geometry occultation geometry humidity and total humidity and total humidity and total humidity and total electron content electron content Polytechnic School of Passive optical 0.76 µm oxygen emission 0.76 µm oxygen emission 2009 (success) educational and Lausanne telescope<comma> with band in the 100 km upper band in the 100 km upper programmatic goals sCube-1 188à — 120 pixel camera atmosphere 188à — 120 pixel camera atmosphere atmosphere atmosphere completed completed University of Michigan Field - Aligned spaceborne radar receiver spaceborne radar receiver 2010. 2011 (full Bahcican et al, (2012) , Irregularities onboard onboard success) GRL; Radio Science 1,2 (2012) Aarborg University AIS detector Ship positions Ship positions 2013 (success) web - page reports SAT -3

F Infrastructure - software old software old software simple database with Excel macros software layer update (2011) academic license from J-CDS academic license from J-CDS improved flow and stability of the system additional capabilities to interfaces CATIA - more examples are being explored STK - more parameters are now accessed; in ; interface is more stable MATLAB - versatile file interface F Infrastructure - hardware 13 computers 10 user workstations and 3 graphics worksta 10 user workstations and 3 graphics worksta stations stations 2 SmartBoards switching system

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• Key sci science and technological objectives Project Partners - - Preci Preci cise Orbit Determination cise Orbit Determination ETHZ, HS Luzern, HSRapperswil ETHZ, HS Luzern, HSRapperswil - Swiss Space Center Preci cise Attitude Determination - First st GNSS receiver Swiss Space Center - - Exper Exper periments: radio occultations, reflectometry, air d periments: radio occultations, reflectometry, air d artners uBlox, RUAG, Saphyrion artners LEMA, RISD, Cubesat Overview Volume 1U (10x10x10cm) Mass 1 kg (per standard, TBC) Power 1.7 W (SwissCube) Data rate Data rate 9600 bps, AX.25 9600 bps, AX.25 Payload 11 uBlox GNSS receivers 6 antennas Operations Distributed Ground Stations Orbit 500km, SSO, 2AM/2PM Launch 2015 (TBC)

iss Space Center plans CubETH CubETH GNSS high precision measurement satellite te Object 3 6U, 3 axis controlled satellite for solar flare o 6U, 3 axis controlled satellite for solar flare o e observations e observations CleanSpace One active space debris removal experiment y question identify mission goals for microsatellites that su supplement Earth Observation by big satellites Benefits: Benefits: shorter development time (2-3 years) smaller budgets (up to 10M EUR) higher risks can be taken (compared to a 150 higher risks can be taken (compared to a 150 150M EUR mission) 150M EUR mission) Enabling technology: miniaturization of sensors rs

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