IARU Amateur Satellite Frequency Coordination
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IARU Amateur Satellite Frequency Coordination |
| SleeperSat-1 | Updated: 16 Dec 2024 | Responsible Operator | Angel Flores Abad KG5UDL | |
| Supporting Organisation | The University of Texas at El Paso | |||
| Contact Person | afloresabad@utep.edu.nospam | |||
| Headline Details: A rectangular 4U CubeSat. The SleeperSat-1 mission is an educational initiative by the Aerospace Center at the University of Texas at El Paso, designed to support students in learning about the design, construction, and operation of small satellites, with an emphasis on radio telemetry and operating the UHF ground station. The satellite will act as an AX.25 repeater, so that amateur operators locally and around the world can use it as a resource for communicating. To provide experiments for the students to conduct, and to broaden the range of disciplines involved, the SleeperSat-1 project includes two student developed payload experiments: an AI/ML module and a Robotic Arm module. Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Payload Subsystem (AIML): This payload showcases the capabilities of machine learning in small satellites, leveraging a dedicated printed circuit board (PCB) in low Earth orbit. It serves to demonstrate the potential for AI-driven operations in space exploration, enhancing onboard decision-making processes. Robotic Arm Payload Subsystem (RA): This payload investigates the impact of operating a robotic arm in a microgravity environment within a CubeSat platform. It includes three piezoelectric motors to facilitate motion control and manipulation tasks. The RA subsystem aims to analyze induced disturbances while also offering visualization and validation of motion within a virtual environment, as the robot arm manipulates an effector touching specified points on a surface. The SleeperSat-1 mission complies with ITU provisions 1.56, 1.57, and 25, as both the satellite and ground station are entirely developed by graduate and undergraduate students at the University of Texas at El Paso. This hands-on involvement contributes significantly to students' education by providing them with practical experience in satellite comm system design, build, test and operation. Additionally, amateur operators around the world will be able to use the satellite as a repeater to communicate with other amateur operators across the globe. To license all the aspects of this mission we will obtain both an Experimental Part 5 license, and a Part 97 Amateur license, to cover the experimental and amateur aspects of this mission. Proposing a UHF downlink using 9k6 2GFSK using AX25. Planning an ISS deployment with Nanoracks estimated around Q2 2025. More info at https://www.utep.edu/aerospace/research/sleeper_sat_1.html | ||||
| Application Date: | 13 Dec 2024 | Freq coordination completed on | ||
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