OSSI-1
Mission type | Research/amateur radio | |
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COSPAR ID | 2013-015B[1] | |
SATCAT no. | 39131[1] | |
Website | http://opensat.cc/ (archived) | |
Spacecraft properties | ||
Spacecraft type | 1U CubeSat | |
Manufacturer | Home made | |
Launch mass | 950g [2] | |
Dimensions | 10 centimetres (3.9 in) cube | |
Start of mission | ||
Launch date | 19 April 2013, 10:00 | UTC|
Rocket | Roskosmos | |
End of mission | ||
Decay date | 30 June 2013 | |
Orbital parameters | ||
Reference system | Semi-major axis 6,778 kilometres (4,212 mi)[3] | |
Perigee altitude | 263.0 kilometres (163.4 mi)[3] | |
Apogee altitude | 552.8 kilometres (343.5 mi)[3] | |
Inclination | 64.9 degrees[3] | |
Period | 92.6 minutes[3] | |
Epoch | 14 May 2013[3] | |
OSSI-1 (standing for Open Source Satellite Initiative-1) was an amateur radio satellite launched in 2013 with Bion-M No.1. Bion-M was launched into orbit at 10:00 UTC on April 19, 2013, from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, with 6 small satellites, including OSSI-1. OSSI-1 detached from Bion-M at 16:15 UTC.[1][4]
OSSI-1 is the pet project of Hojun Song, a Korean artist and amateur radio operator. He worked on it for seven years, designing and building the satellite using off-the-shelf components rather than equipment that had been certified for use in space.[4] The most expensive aspect of the project was the launch, which cost US$100,000.[4][5][6]
OSSI-1 was a 1U
The satellite had a
According to Korean amateur radio organisation KARL, Hojun Song had some difficulties launching a satellite as a private individual, connected to registering with space bodies and being allocated broadcast frequencies by the international telecoms regulator the
The satellite re-entered the Earth's atmosphere on 30 June 2013. Source code for the satellite is available on GitHub.[11]
References
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- ^ a b "OSSI-1". National Space Science Data Centre. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f "OSSI 1". REAL TIME SATELLITE TRACKING. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ^ a b c d "OSSI-1". Amsat.uk. 12 March 2013. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ^ "South Korean artist has high hopes for his homemade satellite". BBC News. 27 July 2012. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ^ "Alpha Geek: Hojun Song, DIY Satellite Builder". Wired. 30 August 2010. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ^ a b c "Open Source Satellite Initiative". OSSI. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ^ "OSSI-1". dk3wn. Archived from the original on 9 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ^ a b "INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR RADIO UNION REGION 3. FIFTEENTH REGIONAL CONFERENCE. Triennial Report from KARL (2009-2012)". KARL. 2012. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ^ "OSSI mandates NovaNano to secure a launch opportunity in 2012 for the first individual satellite" (PDF). OSSI. 21 June 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- ^ "Ossicode - Overview". GitHub. Archived from the original on 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2021-02-02.