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Space Systems Lab/Ground Station

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

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Space Systems Lab/Ground Station

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  1. 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

  2. Space Systems Labs • Missions, Orbits, STK Projects • Communications, Links, Antennas • Transmitters, Receivers, Losses • EPS, Electrical Power System • Signals and Telemetry • Thermal Lab • ADCS Indoor Outdoor Noise temperature

  3. Communications, Links, Antennas Wavelength Antenna Size Types Gain, Beamwidth Link Budget SNR SWR Matching

  4. Communications, Receivers, Losses UFO Gain, losses Amps and LNA’s Cable losses Geo-Arc Beamwidth Spectrum Analyzer Downconverters Demod, Decoding

  5. EPS Lab Solar Panels I-V curves Distribution Regulation Shadowing RTG demo EPS LABsat Design Lab

  6. Telemetry Lab Sensors Circuits Conditioning Engineering conversion Decoding Protocols

  7. Thermal Lab Conduction Radiation Absorbtivity Emissivity Insulation

  8. Attitude Control Labs (LABsats) Can demo all but gravity gradient

  9. Space Systems Lab/Ground Station Bob Bruninga, Ground Station Engineer • Satellite and communications Labs • Satellite Design Projects PCSAT RAFT

  10. Student Design Projects • NATSweb – 1st Sea-Launch (1997 scrubbed in last week!) • PCsat – Launched Athena 30 Sept 2001 • Sapphire -- Launched Athena 30 Sept 2001 • PCSAT2 – STS-114 26 Jul 06 return to flight • ARISS – Launched on Progress Aug 2003 • ANDE – STS-116 21 Dec 06 • RAFT1 – STS-116 21 Dec 06 • MARScom – STS-116 21 Dec 06 • ParkinsonSAT – Commenced Fall 2006

  11. USNA Constellation

  12. PCsat, launched 30 Sept 2001 Still semi-operational Team: 6 Students/yr, 2 Profs, 1 Engineer 2200 Amateur Satellite Users

  13. Current Status Current Status

  14. PCsat Mission Data Relay (Situational Awareness) for Mobiles and Handheld radios. GPS tracking and LIVE to WEB Blue Force Tracking

  15. Typical PCsat User Station (Blue Force Tracking)

  16. Typical Pass Display

  17. Internet Linked GroundStns www.ariss.net pcsat.aprs.org

  18. Internet Linked GroundStns www.ariss.net pcsat.aprs.org

  19. Internet Linked Data Displays www.ariss.net pcsat.aprs.org

  20. PCsat “Student Operations”

  21. Other Experiments through PCsat • Antarctic WX station • F-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

  22. Air & Space Museum Donated April 2004 to Smithsonian For Display At Dulles

  23. PCSAT2, synergy in the Amateur Satellite Service Bob Bruninga US Naval Academy Satellite Lab Amateur Satellite Service partnering with ARISS • Very short development time • Simplicity and off the shelf • Educational Project • Communications service to Users • Telemetry for Space Environment • Configuration controlled on the ground

  24. Solar Experiment 40 Solar Cell Samples Latest triple junction technology

  25. 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)

  26. Satellite Transponders

  27. PCSAT2 Location Returned August 2006 after a year’s exposure

  28. Global Situational Awareness Network

  29. Typical User Station Handheld Mobile Encourage Schools and Students to get involved in Space

  30. ANDE Deployment 21 Dec 2006 Initially FCAL separated from the container, but not ANDE Radar returns later indicated ANDE separation

  31. ANDE Mission Joint Project with NRL Atmospheric Drag USNA Comms Telemetry - Temperature - Attitude - Laser Control Primary Lithium Batteries

  32. ANDE Mission

  33. ANDE Mission

  34. ANDE Mission Deployed STS-116 Dec 06

  35. ANDE, CAPE, ICU

  36. Stanford Cubesat Projects 50 in construction! AIAA/USU Conference 30% of all papers were related to CUBESATS

  37. Simple LABsat TLM/CMD System

  38. RAFT Project (two Satellites) RAFT-1 (~PCsat) MARScom 216.98 MHz NSSS Radar Fence

  39. RAFT/MARScom Deployment(SSPL5510) • Stuff • Stuff

  40. NAVSPASUR Radar Fence

  41. RAFT Deployment

  42. RAFT Project (MARScom) YP Radios UHF AM up HF SSB downlink

  43. Space Systems Lab/Ground Station Bob Bruninga, Ground Station Engineer • Space and communications Labs • Space Design Projects • Ground Station Ops • Extracurricular PCSAT-1, ANDE/RAFT 12 Meter (AO-40) C/Ku TVRO (NASA TV) Teleconferencing Summer Seminars, Tours AMSAT Tracking

  44. PCSAT1/2 Telemetry & Commanding

  45. 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!

  46. Space Systems Lab/Ground Station Bob Bruninga, Ground Station Engineer • Satellite and communications Labs • Ground Station Ops • Satellite Design Projects • Extracurricular

  47. Other Activities Space Day (Air&Space) AMSAT (North America) Marconi 100th(St Johns) BSA RadioBadge School Mentoring Balloon Tracking

  48. AMSAT Operations AO-40 Rescue - PCSAT2

  49. USNA Extracurricular Activities W3ADO, oldest USNA ECA (1928) Annual Moonbounce Event Imagry Football & Boat GPS Tracking, Comms, Imagry, Data, Internet Sea Trials

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