TurkSat-3USat
Mission type | Communications |
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Operator | Space Systems Design and Test Laboratory and Radio Frequency Electronics Laboratory, Istanbul Technical University |
COSPAR ID | 2013-018C[1] |
SATCAT no. | 39152 |
Mission duration | 3 years |
Spacecraft properties | |
Manufacturer | Istanbul Technical University |
Launch mass | 4 kg |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 26 April 2013, 04:13:04 UTC |
Rocket | Long March 2D |
Launch site | Jiuquan, LA-4/SLS-2 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Sun-synchronous |
Perigee altitude | 635.0 km |
Apogee altitude | 661.5 km |
Inclination | 98.1° |
Period | 97.5 minutes |
Epoch | 26 April 2013 |
TurkSat-3USat is a Turkish
Started with a protocol signed on 29 November 2010, TurkSat-3USat is a follow-up project based on the ITUpSAT1 mission, which was launched on 23 September 2009.[4][5][6]
Launch and orbit
TurkSat-3USat was launched as a secondary payload on 26 April 2013 at 04:13:04 UTC atop a Long March 2D satellite launch vehicle from the Launch Area 4/South Launch Site 2 of Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gobi Desert, China.[3][4][5] Further payloads on this flight were:[4][6]
TurkSat-3USat was placed into a Sun-synchronous low Earth orbit at an altitude of 645 kilometres (401 mi). It orbits 2-3 times a day over Turkey. The satellite's mission duration is expected to be at least three years.[3][4]
Spacecraft and payload
TurkSat-3USat is packed in a three-unit CubeSat[7][8] structure made by Innovative Solutions In Space BV (ISIS) from Delft, Netherlands.[4] It is 10 by 10 centimetres (3.9 in × 3.9 in) wide and 34 centimetres (13 in) long, and has a mass of about 4 kilograms (8.8 lb).[3][5]
The satellite's payload, a linear transponder and on-board computer, were designed in the RF Electronic Laboratory of ITU.[2] It is Turkey's first indigenously developed satellite. TurkSat-3USat providing SSB/CW communication in amateur radio frequency bands.[3] The transponder input is 145.940-145.990 MHz and the output is 435.200-435.250 MHz. On 437.225 MHz is either a CW beacon or 9,600 baud Audio frequency-shift keying (AFSK).[6][7]
The satellite features also a system to deorbit itself after the completion of its mission in compliance with the current CubeSat standard and United Nations regulations.[4][6]
References
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- ^ a b "TURKSAT-3USAT Nano Satellite Design". ITU Electronics Laboratory. Archived from the original on 31 May 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "Türksat-3USat Başarı ile Fırlatıldı Uydudan Sinyal Alındı" (in Turkish). Türksat. Archived from the original on 28 May 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "TurkSat-3USat". Sharing Earth Observation Resources. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
- ^ a b c "İTÜ'nün ürettiği 2. küp uydu uzayda". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 26 April 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ a b c d e Barbosa, Rui C. (25 April 2013). "China back in action with Long March 2D launch of Gaofen-1". NASA Spaceflight. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ a b c "TURKSAT-3USAT". Amsat-UK. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
- ^ a b "TURKSAT-3USAT". Amateur Radio – PEØSAT. Retrieved 23 May 2013.