ARISSat-1 OverviewARISSat-1 OverviewLoudon County ARESLoudon County ARES

November 2010November 2010

Gould Smith, WA4SXMGould Smith, WA4SXM

ARISSat-1 AMSAT Project ManagerARISSat-1 AMSAT Project Manager

SuitSat-2 MissionSuitSat-2 Mission

Suitsat II was an enhanced follow-up to the Suitsat II was an enhanced follow-up to the 2006 SuitSat project2006 SuitSat project

It was a joint project between AMSAT, It was a joint project between AMSAT, ARISS, NASA and EnergiaARISS, NASA and Energia

Major mission is to promote STEM Major mission is to promote STEM educationeducation

AMSAT to build the modules, Energia to AMSAT to build the modules, Energia to launch, NASA to interface, ARISS to launch, NASA to interface, ARISS to publicizepublicize

SuitSat-2 SystemSuitSat-2 System

SuitSat-2 System 05/09SuitSat-2 System 05/09

SuitSat became ‘SuitlessSat’SuitSat became ‘SuitlessSat’

Due to safety issues and space Due to safety issues and space constraints, Orlan suit #27 was placed into constraints, Orlan suit #27 was placed into Progress vessel 33 and released from the Progress vessel 33 and released from the ISS to deorbit on 13 July 2009ISS to deorbit on 13 July 2009

We still had the upmass for a Jan ’10 We still had the upmass for a Jan ’10 launch and EVA time in the Spring of 2010launch and EVA time in the Spring of 2010

ARISSat-1 Hardware ChangesARISSat-1 Hardware Changes New structureNew structure New antennasNew antennas Cameras on separate sides of the Cameras on separate sides of the

structure with mirrorsstructure with mirrors Module changes – MPPT & IHU Module changes – MPPT & IHU New cablesNew cables Battery attachmentBattery attachment Control Panel attachmentControl Panel attachment Experiment attachmentExperiment attachment

ARISSat-1 Innovations and ARISSat-1 Innovations and ExperimentsExperiments

New structureNew structure microSD card to store voice datamicroSD card to store voice data Cameras with mirrorsCameras with mirrors MPPT MPPT SDX TechnologySDX Technology Shallow Charge/Discharge of AgZn Battery Shallow Charge/Discharge of AgZn Battery Velcro Solar Panel attachmentVelcro Solar Panel attachment New Vacuum Data ExperimentNew Vacuum Data Experiment More microcontrollers than a satellite 5 times More microcontrollers than a satellite 5 times

its sizeits size Colder satellite than most other AMSAT satsColder satellite than most other AMSAT sats Multiple communication protocolsMultiple communication protocols

ARISSat-1 Hardware ChangesARISSat-1 Hardware Changes

*5 *5

+ development+ development

ARISSat-1 Module LocationsARISSat-1 Module Locations

ARISSat-1 StructureARISSat-1 Structure

ThermalThermal

AntennasAntennas

CamerasCameras

ARISSat-1 SystemARISSat-1 System

RF ModuleRF Module

New MPPT moduleNew MPPT module

IHU Modular DesignIHU Modular Design

SDXSDX Software Defined Transponder Software Defined Transponder IHUIHU Integrated Housekeeping Unit Integrated Housekeeping Unit PCBPCB Power Converter Board Power Converter Board ICBICB Interconnect Board (bottom) Interconnect Board (bottom)

IHU / SDX / PSU / ICB enclosure IHU / SDX / PSU / ICB enclosure

Power cable, 50 pin control/signal cable, 2 solar Power cable, 50 pin control/signal cable, 2 solar panel cables, 4 experiment connectorspanel cables, 4 experiment connectors

ARISSat-1 IHU moduleARISSat-1 IHU module

IHUIHU

SDXSDX

Solar PanelsSolar Panels 6 High 6 High

efficiency efficiency panelspanels

Panels Panels donated by donated by NASA from NASA from SMEX projectSMEX project

19” x 10.5”19” x 10.5”

SuitSat-2 CablingSuitSat-2 Cabling

ARISSat-1 CablingARISSat-1 Cabling

ARISSat-1 CablingARISSat-1 Cabling

ARISSat-1 BatteryARISSat-1 Battery

825M3 Orlan 825M3 Orlan Suit BatterySuit Battery

18 AgZn cells18 AgZn cells

28 volts28 volts

Designed for 5 Designed for 5 rechargesrecharges

ARISSat-1 Control PanelARISSat-1 Control Panel

ARISSat-1 ExperimentARISSat-1 Experiment

Experiment sampled once per orbitExperiment sampled once per orbit Experiment must run on +5V Experiment must run on +5V ≤ ≤ 100ma100ma Experiment powered for 100 min/orbitExperiment powered for 100 min/orbit Collect up to 2k of dataCollect up to 2k of data Then 2k of data downloaded to IHU for 2 Then 2k of data downloaded to IHU for 2

seconds, then Exp powered downseconds, then Exp powered down Data transmitted in BPSK data stream with Data transmitted in BPSK data stream with

TelemetryTelemetry

Kursk ExperimentKursk Experiment

Kursk State Kursk State Technical Technical UniversityUniversity

Measures the Measures the vacuum at vacuum at different different altitudesaltitudes

Submitted Drawings and Docs Submitted Drawings and Docs from around the worldfrom around the world

ARISSat-1 OperationARISSat-1 Operation

ARISSat-1 Band PlanARISSat-1 Band Plan

Live ARISSat-1 SignalsLive ARISSat-1 Signals

CW, BPSK, Transponder, FM (Voice/SSTV)CW, BPSK, Transponder, FM (Voice/SSTV)

ARISSat-1 SignalsARISSat-1 Signals FM on 2mFM on 2m

CW ID, Telemetry and CallsignsCW ID, Telemetry and Callsigns

BPSK Experiment and Telemetry DataBPSK Experiment and Telemetry Data New Phil Karn, KA9Q BPSK-1000 encoding New Phil Karn, KA9Q BPSK-1000 encoding

scheme, plus old Phase 3 400 bps BPSKscheme, plus old Phase 3 400 bps BPSK

70cm/2m U/V Transponder70cm/2m U/V Transponder

Voice GreetingsVoice Greetings

24 different greetings24 different greetings Mainly from children, some adults, and Mainly from children, some adults, and

GagarinGagarin Secret wordSecret word 15 different languages15 different languagesEnglishEnglish SpanishSpanish RussianRussian FrenchFrenchItalianItalian DutchDutch SwedishSwedish JapaneseJapaneseChineseChinese CatalanCatalan BengaliBengali PortuguesePortugueseHebrewHebrew NepaleseNepalese GermanGerman

ARISSat-1 TelemetryARISSat-1 Telemetry

Experiment DataExperiment Data

ARISSat-1 MirrorsARISSat-1 Mirrors

ARISSat-1 Video ImageARISSat-1 Video Image

Actual Robot-36 SSTV image transmitted Actual Robot-36 SSTV image transmitted from the ARISSat-1 using the +Y mirrorfrom the ARISSat-1 using the +Y mirror

ARISSat-1 Solar Panel CoversARISSat-1 Solar Panel Covers

ARISSat-1 Thermal/Vacuum ARISSat-1 Thermal/Vacuum

ARISSat-1 NASA Safety ReviewARISSat-1 NASA Safety Review

ARISSat-1/RadioSkaf VARISSat-1/RadioSkaf Vvibration testingvibration testing

ARISSat-1/RadioSkaf VARISSat-1/RadioSkaf VUnderwater testingUnderwater testing

ARISSat-1/RadioSkaf VARISSat-1/RadioSkaf Vwill travel to the ISS on Russian will travel to the ISS on Russian

on Progress vessel 41Pon Progress vessel 41P

ARISSat-1/RadioSkaf VARISSat-1/RadioSkaf V“Amateur Radio Experiment”“Amateur Radio Experiment”

Currently scheduled to be Currently scheduled to be deployed on EVA R28deployed on EVA R28

February 2011February 2011

ARISSat-1/RadioSkaf VARISSat-1/RadioSkaf V“Amateur Radio Experiment”“Amateur Radio Experiment”

Questions?Questions?