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Introduction for the Swiss Space Center Introduction for the Swiss Space Center Definitions Statistics for the last decade Zoom into SwissCube Wrap up and discussion

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tegory Weight range, kg Example tegory kg Example ano 1-10 kg Cubesats Brite-PL (Canada), icro 10-100 Brite-PL (Canada), Trailblazer (USA) mall 100-300 CHEOPS, SSTL-100, SSTL 150 Category Count Percentage SSTL 150 Category Count Percentage rge 633 56% edium 101 9% icro 125 11% ano 132 12%

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23 2% all 109 10% tal 1123

Launches 2000-2012

Not known Small Large Micro Nano Large Medium

Large Medium Micro Nano Not known Small

1-10 kg Cubesats 10-100 Brite-PL, Trailblazer 100-300 SSTL-100, SSTL 150 100-300 SSTL-100, SSTL 150

source: launch info;

Application 15 Science 33 Technology 189 Technology 189

Status 1U Failed 13 Successful 26 Launch failure 16 Grand Total 55 Grand Total 55 2U 3U Grand Total %

13 18% 13 18%

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40 56%

1 2

19 26%

3 14 3 14

Note: almost all failed cubesats are first in line of sats

ubesat Institution Payload ubesat Institution Payload

keSat Stanford University and Quakesat LLC AC magnetometer Ultra low frequency (ULF) magnetic signals from large (Richter >6) large (Richter >6) earthquakes University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Photometer (Photomultiplier Tube) and 640×480 pixel 0.76 μm oxygen emission band in the 100 km upper atmosphere CMOS color camera 2 University of Toronto Atmospheric spectrometer<comma> and GNSS receiver in

• ccultation geometry

1-km horizontal resolution tropospheric CO2 total column Atmospheric humidity and total

• ccultation geometry

humidity and total electron content sCube-1 Polytechnic School of Lausanne Passive optical telescope<comma> with 188×120 pixel camera 0.76 µm oxygen emission band in the 100 km upper atmosphere 188×120 pixel camera atmosphere 1,2 University of Michigan Field-Aligned Irregularities spaceborne radar receiver

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SAT-3 Aarborg University AIS detector Ship positions

Measurements Launch date and status Reference source Measurements status source

Ultra low frequency (ULF) magnetic signals from large (Richter >6) 2003 (success) Selva and Krejci (2012) large (Richter >6) earthquakes 0.76 μm oxygen emission band in the 100 km upper atmosphere 2006 (launch failure) Selva and Krejci (2012) km horizontal resolution tropospheric CO2 total column Atmospheric humidity and total 2008 (success) Selva and Krejci (2012) humidity and total electron content 0.76 µm oxygen emission band in the 100 km upper atmosphere 2009 (success) educational and programmatic goals completed atmosphere completed spaceborne radar receiver

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• 2010. 2011 (full

success) Bahcican et al, (2012) , GRL; Radio Science (2012) Ship positions 2013 (success) web-page reports

F Infrastructure - software

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simple database with Excel macros software layer update (2011) academic license from J-CDS academic license from J-CDS improved flow and stability of the system additional capabilities to interfaces CATIA - more examples are being explored STK - more parameters are now accessed; in MATLAB - versatile file interface

F Infrastructure - hardware

13 computers 10 user workstations and 3 graphics worksta 10 user workstations and 3 graphics worksta 2 SmartBoards switching system ; interface is more stable stations stations

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Project Partners

ETHZ, HS Luzern, HSRapperswil

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ETHZ, HS Luzern, HSRapperswil Swiss Space Center Swiss Space Center

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artners uBlox, RUAG, Saphyrion artners LEMA, RISD,

science and technological objectives

cise Orbit Determination cise Orbit Determination cise Attitude Determination st GNSS receiver periments: radio occultations, reflectometry, air d periments: radio occultations, reflectometry, air d Cubesat Overview

Volume 1U (10x10x10cm) Mass 1 kg (per standard, TBC) Power 1.7 W (SwissCube) Data rate 9600 bps, AX.25 Data rate 9600 bps, AX.25 Payload 11 uBlox GNSS receivers 6 antennas Operations Distributed Ground Stations Orbit 500km, SSO, 2AM/2PM Launch 2015 (TBC)

iss Space Center plans

CubETH CubETH GNSS high precision measurement satellite Object 3 6U, 3 axis controlled satellite for solar flare o 6U, 3 axis controlled satellite for solar flare o CleanSpace One active space debris removal experiment

y question

identify mission goals for microsatellites that su Benefits: Benefits: shorter development time (2-3 years) smaller budgets (up to 10M EUR) higher risks can be taken (compared to a 150 higher risks can be taken (compared to a 150 Enabling technology: miniaturization of sensors te e observations e observations supplement Earth Observation by big satellites 150M EUR mission) 150M EUR mission) rs

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