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Space Systems Lab/Ground Station Space and communications Labs Space Student Design Projects Ground Station Ops Extracurricular Bob Bruninga, Ground Station Engineer April 2007 RAFT & MARScom
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Space Systems Lab/Ground Station. Bob Bruninga, Ground Station Engineer. Space and communications Labs Space Student Design Projects Ground Station Ops Extracurricular. April 2007. RAFT & MARScom. Space Systems Labs. Missions, Orbits, STK Projects Communications, Links, Antennas - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Space Systems Lab/Ground Station
Space and communications LabsSpace Student Design ProjectsGround Station OpsExtracurricular
Bob Bruninga, Ground Station Engineer
April 2007
RAFT & MARScom
Space Systems Labs
Missions, Orbits, STK Projects
Communications, Links, Antennas
Transmitters, Receivers, Losses
EPS, Electrical Power System
Signals and Telemetry
Thermal Lab
ADCS
Indoor
OutdoorNoise temperature
Communications, Links, Antennas
WavelengthAntenna SizeTypes
Gain, BeamwidthLink BudgetSNR
SWR
Matching
Communications, Receivers, Losses
Gain, losses
Amps and LNA’s
Cable losses
Geo-Arc
Beamwidth
Spectrum Analyzer
Downconverters
Demod, Decoding
UFO
EPS Lab
Solar Panels
I-V curves
Distribution
Regulation
Shadowing
RTG demo
EPS LABsat
Design Lab
Telemetry Lab
Sensors
Circuits
Conditioning
Engineering conversion
Decoding
Protocols
Thermal Lab
Conduction
Radiation
Absorbtivity
Emissivity
Insulation
Attitude Control Labs (LABsats)
Can demo all but gravity gradient
Space Systems Lab/Ground Station
Satellite and communications Labs
Satellite Design Projects
Bob Bruninga, Ground Station Engineer
RAFT
PCSAT
Student Design Projects
NATSweb – 1st Sea-Launch (1997 scrubbed in last week!)
PCsat – Launched Athena 30 Sept 2001Sapphire -- Launched Athena 30 Sept 2001 PCSAT2 – STS-114 26 Jul 06 return to flightARISS – Launched on Progress Aug 2003ANDE – STS-116 21 Dec 06
RAFT1 – STS-116 21 Dec 06MARScom – STS-116 21 Dec 06ParkinsonSAT – Commenced Fall 2006
USNA Constellation
PCsat, launched 30 Sept 2001
Team: 6 Students/yr, 2 Profs, 1 Engineer2200 Amateur Satellite Users
Still semi-operational
Current Status
Current Status
PCsat Mission
Data Relay (Situational Awareness) for Mobiles and Handheld radios. GPS tracking and LIVE to WEB
Blue Force Tracking
Typical PCsat User Station(Blue Force Tracking)
Typical Pass Display
Internet Linked Ground Stns
www.ariss.net pcsat.aprs.org
Internet Linked Ground Stns
www.ariss.net pcsat.aprs.org
Internet Linked Data Displays
www.ariss.net pcsat.aprs.org
PCsat “Student Operations”
Other Experiments through PCsat
Antarctic WX stationF-16 downed flyer demo (Rome Air Development Center)Arctic Tracking (trucks up frozen rivers >70º Latitude)ISS Joint Ops (2 weeks of constellation flying)USNA Marconi Re-enactment (St Johns Newfoundland)2200 other users worldwide
Air & Space Museum
Donated April 2004 to Smithsonian
For Display
At Dulles
Very short development time Simplicity and off the shelf Educational Project Communications service to Users Telemetry for Space Environment Configuration controlled on the ground
Bob Bruninga
US Naval Academy Satellite Lab
Amateur Satellite Service partnering with ARISS
PCSAT2, synergy in the Amateur Satellite Service
40 Solar Cell Samples
Latest triple junction technology
Solar Experiment
MISSE5 – PCSat2 – 26 July
Midshipmen involved in early integration and testing of PCSat2 electronics.
Two views of the initial deployment of MISSE/PCSat by astronaut Soichi Noguchi. It was installed 8 days after the launch of STS-114 (26 July 05)
Satellite Transponders
PCSAT2 LocationReturned August 2006 after a year’s exposure
Global Situational Awareness Network
Handheld
Mobile
Typical User Station
Encourage Schools and Students to get involved in Space
ANDE Deployment 21 Dec 2006
Initially FCAL separated from the container, but not ANDE
Radar returns later indicated ANDE separation
ANDE Mission
Atmospheric DragUSNA CommsTelemetry - Temperature - Attitude - Laser Control
Joint Project with NRL
Primary Lithium Batteries
ANDE Mission
ANDE Mission
ANDE Mission
Deployed
STS-116 Dec 06
ANDE, CAPE, ICU
Stanford Cubesat Projects50 in construction!
AIAA/USU Conference
30% of all papers were related to CUBESATS
Simple LABsat TLM/CMD System
RAFT Project (two Satellites)
RAFT-1 (~PCsat)
MARScom
NSSS Radar Fence
216.98 MHz
RAFT/MARScom Deployment(SSPL5510)
Stuff Stuff
NAVSPASUR Radar Fence
RAFT Deployment
RAFT Project (MARScom)
UHF AM up
HF SSB downlink
YP Radios
Space Systems Lab/Ground Station
Space and communications LabsSpace Design ProjectsGround Station OpsExtracurricular
Bob Bruninga, Ground Station Engineer
PCSAT-1, ANDE/RAFT
12 Meter (AO-40)
C/Ku TVRO (NASA TV)
Teleconferencing
Summer Seminars, Tours
AMSAT Tracking
PCSAT1/2 Telemetry
& Commanding
Space Systems Lab/Ground Station
RS0ISS>PP0PP0,SGATE,qAo: Go Army beat Navy!
PCSAT-1>APRS,SGATE,qAo: Go Navy Beat Army!
PCSAT2>APRS,SGATE,qAo: Go Navy Beat Army!
Space Systems Lab/Ground Station
Satellite and communications LabsGround Station OpsSatellite Design Projects
Extracurricular
Bob Bruninga, Ground Station Engineer
Other Activities
Space Day (Air&Space)
AMSAT (North America)
Marconi 100th (St Johns)
BSA RadioBadge
School Mentoring
Balloon Tracking
AMSAT OperationsAO-40 Rescue
- PCSAT2
USNA Extracurricular Activities
Annual Moonbounce Event
Football & Boat GPS Tracking, Comms, Imagry, Data, Internet
Imagry
W3ADO, oldest USNA ECA (1928)
Sea Trials
