TechEdSat

Technology Education Satellite (TechEdSat) is a class of CubeSats built by San Jose State University and University of Idaho students in partnership with NASA's Ames Research Center. These satellites have tested communication technology for smallsats, and have contributed to the development of the Small Payload Quick Return (SPQR) concept.

TechEdSat-1
CAD drawing of TechEdSat-1
Mission typeTechnology demonstration
OperatorSan Jose State University · University of Idaho · JAXA · ÅAC Microtec · NASA
COSPAR ID1998-067CQ
SATCAT no.38854
Start of mission
Launch date21 July 2012, 02:06:00 (2012-07-21UTC02:06)
RocketH-II
Deployment date5 May 2013
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude402 kilometers (250 miles)
Apogee altitude422 kilometers (262 miles)
Inclination51.65
Period92.80 minutes
Epoch9 October 2012
 

TechEdSat

The first TechEdSat (later renamed "TechEdSat-1" or "TES-1")[1][2][3] was a 1-U Cubesat designed to evaluate Space Plug-and-play Avionics (SPA) designed in Sweden by ÅAC Microtec. It was also originally intended to perform a communications experiment utilizing the Iridium and Orbcomm satellite phone network,[4] although this function was disabled before launch.[5] TechEdSat was deployed into orbit from the International Space Station on 4 Oct 2012. It reentered to atmosphere on 5 May 2013.[6]

NSSDCA ID: 2012-038D[7]

Hardware[8]
TechEdSat Engineering Development Unit
TechEdSat Solar Panel
CubeSats deployed to orbit from the International Space Station on 4 October 2012 (from left: TechEdSat, F-1 and FITSAT-1).

Specifications
  • Dimensions: 113.5 mm x 100 mm x 100 mm
  • Mass: 1.2 kg (2.6 lb)
  • Power Consumption (Safe Mode): 0.35 W
  • Power Consumption (Safe Mode, Stensat Transmitting): 3.4W
  • Power Consumption (Nominal Mode): 3.965W
  • Power Consumption (Q1000 Transmitting): 27.125W
  • Power Consumption (Q9602 Transmitting): 10.49W
  • Power Consumption (Nominal Mode, Stensat Transmitting): 7.015W
  • Solar Array (Average): 1.229W
  • Power Storage: 17 Wh

Launch

TechEdSat was launched from Pad 2 of the Tanegashima Yoshinobu Launch Complex on 21 July 2012, at 02:06 UTC,[9] aboard Kounotori 3 atop an H-IIB launch vehicle. Kounotori 3 carried the satellite, along with the Raiko, We-Wish, Niwaka, and F-1 spacecraft, to the International Space Station, from where it was deployed via the JAXA J-SSOD deployer, from the Kibo module on 4 Oct 2012 at 15:44:15.297 UTC.[10]

Beacon Packet Format

TechEdSat-1 transmitted a heartbeat packet over amateur radio every 4 seconds. These packets are 122 ASCII character AX.25 packets. Amateur band radio frequency is 437.465 MHz.[11]

Two consecutive 12 bit raw ADC Data values are parsed into one 3 byte chunk in order to save data space.

TechEdSat-2

TechEdSat-2 was planned as a 6U CubeSat, a collaboration between ÅAC Microtec in Sweden and NASA Ames.[12]

An Iridium transceiver flew aboard the PhoneSat v1b CubeSat as the TechEdSat-2 mission, separate from the spacecraft originally planned as TechEdSat-2.[13]

PhoneSat v1b (TES-2) SATCAT no.: 39142

PhoneSat v1b (TES-2) COSPAR ID: 2013-016A

PhoneSat v1b (TES-2) NSSDCA ID: 2013-016A[7]

PhoneSat v1b (TES-2) Orbital Parameters:[14]

  • Perigee: 218 kilometres (255 mi)
  • Apogee: 228 kilometres (258 mi)
  • Inclination: 51.64 degrees
  • Period: 88.95 minutes
  • Epoch: 24 April 2013

TechEdSat-3p
TechEdSat-3p
Mission typeTechnology demonstration
OperatorSan Jose State University · University of Idaho · NASA
COSPAR ID1998-067DD
SATCAT no.39415
Start of mission
Launch date3 August 2013, 19:48:46 UTC (2013-08-03UTC19:48:46)
RocketH-IIB
Launch siteTanegashima Space Center
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude410 kilometers (255 miles)
Apogee altitude415 kilometers (258 miles)
Inclination51.65
Period92.81 minutes
Epoch20 November 2013
 

TechEdSat-3p was the third spacecraft flown in the TechEdSat series. Its dimensions were approximately 30*10*10 cm, or three CubeSat units long, making it three times larger than TechEdSat-1. TechEdSat-3p was launched to the International Space Station on 20 November 2013 from Tanegashima, Japan on the HTV-4 International Space Station cargo resupply mission and subsequently deployed into orbit by the JEM-Small Satellite Orbital Deployer.

TechEdSat-3p was the first satellite of the TechEdSat series to include an exo-brake, a parachute-like drag device to demonstrate passive deorbit capability.[15] The deployment of an exo-brake increases the surface area of a satellite, increasing its coefficient of drag in the thin upper atmosphere and causing the satellite to deorbit faster than it otherwise would. This technology could be used to more quickly dispose of satellites in Low Earth Orbit that have completed their missions, decreasing the amount of potentially hazardous debris in space. The exo-brake is currently being developed for use as part of the Small Payload Quick Return concept, which would enable science materials to be returned to Earth from the International Space Station whenever is most convenient for scientists rather than just a few times per year aboard a returning cargo resupply vehicle.

According to smallsat logistics company ÅAC Microtech, a main power distribution board designed for TechEdSat-1 was reused on the TechEdSat-3p mission.[16]

NSSDCA ID: TECHEDS3P[7]


Deployment of the TechEdSat-3p satellite from the ISS



TechEdSat-4
TechEdSat-4
Mission typeTechnology demonstration
OperatorSan Jose State University · University of Idaho · NASA
COSPAR ID1998-067FY
SATCAT no.40455
Start of mission
Launch date13 July 2014 (2014-07-13)
RocketAntares-120
Launch siteMid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport
Deployment date4 March 2015
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude393 kilometers (244 miles)
Apogee altitude402 kilometers (250 miles)
Inclination51.64
Period92.50 minutes
Epoch5 March 2015
 

TechEdSat-4 was a 3U CubeSat mission developed, integrated, and tested at NASA Ames in partnership with student interns from San Jose State University in California and the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho. The objective of the TechEdSat-4 mission was to demonstrate new technologies including satellite-to-satellite communications and an upgraded Exo-Brake device to demonstrate a passive deorbiting. TechEdSat-4 was launched as a secondary cargo payload on the Cygnus CRS Orb-2 ISS resupply mission. The launch vehicle was the Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares-120, launching from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island, VA on 13 July 2014.[17] TechEdSat-4 was deployed from the International Space Station via the NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer on 4 March 2015.[18][19]

On Feb. 27 2015, a series of CubeSats, small experimental satellites, were deployed via a special device mounted on the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Remote Manipulator System (JEMRMS). Deployed satellites included twelve Dove sats, TechEdSat-4, GEARRSat, LambdaSat, and MicroMas.


TechEdSat-5
TechEdSat-5
Mission typeTechnology demonstration
OperatorSan Jose State University · University of Idaho · NASA
COSPAR ID1998-067LB
SATCAT no.42066
Start of mission
Launch date9 December 2016 (2016-12-09)
RocketH-II
Launch siteTanegashima Space Center
Deployment date6 March 2017, 18:20 UTC
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude397 kilometers (247 miles)
Apogee altitude408 kilometers (254 miles)
Inclination51.64
Period92.61 minutes
Epoch8 March 2017
 

TechEdSat-5 was a 4 kg, 3.5U CubeSat that was launched on 9 December 2016 aboard the HTV-6 cargo resupply spacecraft, and was deployed from the International Space Station at 18:20 UTC on 6 March 2017.[20] It was the first satellite in the TechEdSat program to include a modulated Exo-Brake that was could adjust the amount of atmospheric drag on the spacecraft, enabling a targeted re-entry.[21] The TechEdSat-5 Exo-Brake was cross-shaped, made of mylar, and used a combination of mechanical struts and flexible cords.[22] Its surface area was approximately 0.35 square metres.[20] A ‘Cricket’ Wireless Sensor Module (WSM) was included with TechEdSat-5.[23] The satellite reentered the atmosphere on July 29, 2017 after successfully operating for 144 days.[22]

Simulated view of TechEdSat-5 after deployment from the International Space Station



TechEdSat-6
TechEdSat-6
Mission typeTechnology demonstration
OperatorSan Jose State University · University of Idaho · NASA
COSPAR ID1998-067NK
SATCAT no.43026
Start of mission
Launch date12 November 2017, 12:19:51 (2017-11-12UTC12:19:51)
RocketAntares 230
Launch siteMid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport
Deployment date20 November 2017
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude397 kilometers (247 miles)
Apogee altitude406 kilometers (252 miles)
Inclination51.65
Period92.59 minutes
Epoch21 November 2017
 

TechEdSat-6 was a CubeSat that was launched at 12:19 UTC on 12 November 2017 aboard the Cygnus CRS-8 cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station.[24][25] It was deployed from the NanoRacks Nanolauncher on 20 November 2017.[26] In addition to the primary payload, it contained a CubeSat Identity Tag (CUBIT), a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag developed by DARPA and SRI International to assist in future identification of satellites. It successfully reentered the atmosphere on 14 May 2018.[27]


TechEdSat-6, seen here just after being deployed from the International Space Station, was a cubesat mission that tested technologies intended to make it easier to return science materials to Earth from space.



TechEdSat-7

TechEdSat-7 is a 2U CubeSat that is intended to test a High Packing Density Exo-Brake. It is planned to launch on Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne as part of NASA's ELaNa program. It will fly with a CubeSat Identity Tag (CUBIT), a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag developed by DARPA and SRI International to assist in future identification of satellites.[28]

Operators: SJSU, NASA Ames Research Center

TechEdSat-8
TechEdSat-8
Mission typeTechnology demonstration
OperatorSan Jose State University · NASA
COSPAR ID1998-067PY
SATCAT no.44032
Start of mission
Launch date5 December 2018, 18:16:00 (2018-12-05UTC18:16)
RocketFalcon 9
Deployment date31 January 2019
End of mission
Decay date20 April 2020
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Eccentricity0.0005
Perigee altitude402 kilometers (250 miles)
Apogee altitude409 kilometers (254 miles)
Inclination51.64
Period92.67 minutes
Epoch31 January 2018
 

TechEdSat-8 was a 6 unit CubeSat that included an exo-brake designed for continued operation in high temperature environments. This technology, known as a "Hot Exo-Brake" could enable more precisely-targeted atmospheric reentries. An ablation device was also flying on the spacecraft. TechEdSat-8 was originally planned to launch with the Cygnus NG-10 cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station as part of the ELaNa program, but instead launched aboard the SpaceX CRS-16 ISS cargo resupply mission at 18:16 UTC on 5 December,[29] arriving at the ISS on 8 December 2018.[30][31] TechEdSat-8 was deployed into orbit by the JEM-Small Satellite Orbital Deployer at 16:45 UTC on 31 January 2019.[32] The satellite established communication with controllers and, as of 20 February 2019, was reportedly performing well in advance of a targeted reentry.[33] The satellite failed shortly after launch due to a loss of power from its solar panels, and re-entered Earth's atmosphere on 20 April 2020.[34][35]

An exploded view of TechEdSat-8, a satellite designed to test communication and precision deorbit technologies.

TechEdSat-10

TechEdSat-10 is a 6U (previously planned as 3U) CubeSat that was selected in 2018 to launch as part of the ELaNa program.[36] On 15 February 2020, TechEdSat-10 was launched to the ISS aboard the Cygnus NG-13 cargo spacecraft.[37] Deployed on 13 July 2020, TechEdSat-10 will test radio communication devices, precision deorbit technologies for NOAA and others, radiation tolerant electronics, and artificial intelligence hardware for future experiments.[38][34][37]

Future TechEdSats

TechEdSat-9 and TechEdSat-11 are planned to fly at some point in the future.[39] TechEdSat-9, like TechEdSat-10, is planned to test radio communication technologies for NOAA and others.[34]

TechEdSat-12 will test technologies for the tracking and identification of small satellites. It will carry a radio-frequency identificaition (RFID) tag, a radar reflector, and an L-band antenna. It was selected for launch in February 2020 by NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative, and will be delivered to orbit on a launch contracted through the ELaNa program.[40]

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