Nanosatellites as the Base of Monitoring System for the Ionosphere-Magnetosphere Currents. A.N.Zaitsev*, IZMIRAN, Troitsk, Moscow region, 142190, RUSSIA * IKI, Profsouznaya str.8 4/32, Moscow, 117996 , RUSSIA. UN / Russian Federation / European Space Agency / Russian Academy of Sciences - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Nanosatellites as the Base of Monitoring System for the Ionosphere- Magnetosphere Currents. A.N.Zaitsev*, IZMIRAN, Troitsk, Moscow region, 142190, RUSSIA * IKI, Profsouznaya str.84/32, Moscow, 117996, RUSSIA UN / Russian Federation / European Space Agency / Russian Academy of Sciences Institute of Space Research Workshop on the Use of Micro-Satellite Technologies for Environmental Monitoring and Impact to Human Health 3-7 September 2007, Kaluga region, Tarusa, RUSSIA
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Nanosatellites as the Base of Monitoring System for the Ionosphere-Magnetosphere Currents.
A.N.Zaitsev*, IZMIRAN, Troitsk, Moscow region, 142190, RUSSIA
* IKI, Profsouznaya str.84/32, Moscow, 117996, RUSSIA
UN / Russian Federation / European Space Agency / Russian Academy of Sciences
Institute of Space Research Workshop on the Use of Micro-Satellite Technologies
for Environmental Monitoring and Impact to Human Health
3-7 September 2007, Kaluga region, Tarusa, RUSSIA
Facts about Nanosats - CubeSats
• CubeSat invented by Prof. R.Twiggs at 1999
• MicroSat-CubeSat development based on the Amateur Radio OSCAR satellites for 30 years
• AX 25 protocol and VHF Amateurs Radio bands used as the standard tools for CubeSats
• 80 universities in 28 countries conduct the projects to design and to launch of the nanosatellites
Recent Conference about
Microsat and CubeSat
* 21-st Small Satellite Conference held in Utah at August 2007. Top space experts, astronauts, Air Force officials and even Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak take part in it
* Special Workshop devoted to CubeSat was held at August 12, 2007 before Small Satellite Conference
CubeSat - PC in Spacescale size 10 cm, weight 1 kgscale size 10 cm, weight 1 kg
Advantages – small budget projects, modern high-tech microtechnologies, Advantages – small budget projects, modern high-tech microtechnologies, the group of student will fulfill the task for one academic year, the group of student will fulfill the task for one academic year, COTS and the kit exist to make the CubeSat COTS and the kit exist to make the CubeSat
HIT-Sat, JAPAN University of Tokyo’s XI-IV Cubesat
PicoSats (CubeSat) launched by SSETI-ExpressPicoSats (CubeSat) launched by SSETI-Expressat September 27, 2005at September 27, 2005
University of Würzburg, Germany and Aalborg University, Denmark, 437.450 Mhz
University of Tokyo, call JQ1YCW, 437.490 telemetry, 436.847 beacon
CubeSat bus and development board
How to launch the CubeSat ?
Special P-POD (Poly Picosatellite Orbital Deployer) system designed and used now for CubeSats or any sat with multiple factor of 3
The few CubeSats were deployed from SSETI satellite with P-POD system Separate launch is possible on Dnepr launcher
SSETI satellite general view
Control station Control station for CubeSat for CubeSat operationoperation
Standard configuration include :-VHF transciever ICOM-910-Yeasu G-5500 X-Z rotator-TNC-3 radio link controller-PC and Internet link
Best Amateur Radio MicrosatBest Amateur Radio Microsat OSCAR OSCAR-51: -51: Nanosat scale size 30 cm, weight 10 kgNanosat scale size 30 cm, weight 10 kgAnalog Uplink:
145.920 MHz FM (PL - 67Hz)1268.700 MHz FM (PL - 67Hz)
Nanosat as monitoring tool for earthquakes – Nanosat as monitoring tool for earthquakes – QuakeSat (QuakeSat (QuakefinderQuakefinder) )
QuakeSat launched at June 30, 2003 and operate till now
Hundreds of small and medium scale earthquakes detected and analyzed
Main instrument – ULF magnetometer on satellite and on the ground level
Scientific goal – to find a precursors of earthquakes
Few tenths of schools and point of observations in California take part in the research and educational project Quakefinder
The list of CubeSats which operate in space as at summer 2007
Cute-1, launch at June 30, 2003 QuakeSat, launch at June 30, 2003 CubeSat Xi-IV, launch at June 30, 2003 CubeSat Xi-V, launch at October 27, 2005 UWE-1, launch at October 27, 2005 NCube-2, launch at October 27, 2005 Cute 1.7 + APD, launch at February 21, 2006 HIT-SAT, launch at September 22, 2006
The launch by DNEPR at April 17, 2007
CP3, CP4 – standard CubeSatsMAST – experiment with 3 CubeSats CAPE1 - University of LousianaCSTB1 – technological nanosat of BOEINGAeroCube – technological nanosat of AerospaceLibertad-1 – University of C.Arboleda, Columbia
Educational “Northern Lights” nanosat –proposal from Troitsk Youth Center “Space Physics and
Informatics”, see http://rk3dxb.narod.ru
The tasks for educational program :
• To build up of electrical prototype of “Northern Lights” nanosat • To conduct the test for telemetry channel on radio amateurs band
with usage of RK3DXB station in Troitsk as the control site• To write the reference book in Russian about picosats • To collect and to test of software pack to operate with picosat • To connect with the prototypes of sensors which might be used in
real construction of nanosat• To present our results on conferences devoted to microsats• To find support and funding to fulfill the work with the real flight
nanosat unit after 2008
Information resources on Russian which useful for microsat educational programs
Scientific tasks for CubeSat developmentsand CubeSat based science missions
• GPS occulting as observed on the satellites • Magnetometers as the navigation and observational tools• CCD cameras in different spectral bands• QuakeSat-2 project under development in Stanford
University• Technology tests for space materials • Real-Time observations of ionospheric currents from LEO orbits
• At 2007 NSF announce the program from 2008 to use of CubeSat technology for space weather and atmospheric research and education through development, building, launch, operation, and data analysis of small scientific satellite missions based on CubeSat – exp.funding from 5 milllions $ per year
• CubeSat science missions have not limitations in view of tremendous progress in electronics and nanotechnology
Real-Time observations of ionospheric current on the base of ground magnetometers,
see http://krm.ngdc.noaa.gov/rtkrm.htmlReal-Time observations of ionosphe parameters conducted by radars (SuperDarn
project), see http://superdarn.jhuapl.edu/rt/map/index.html
Polar substorm disturbances
The polar disturbances are the main features in the space weather effects
Sd current system of substorm on the ionosphere level
Auroral oval display the instantaneous
global position of aurora aurora
Our proposal - Monitoring System for the Ionosphere-
Magnetosphere Currents
• The background - The pilot experiments Satellite Warning of Auroral Zone Increases (SWAZI) as Estimated Ionospheric Current Patterns was tested on FREJA satellite at 1986
• Educational project with “Northern Lights” nanosat initiated by small venture INTEKH in the Troitsk Youth Center “Space Physics and Informatics” which is under study at 2007-2008
• After pilot study of “Northern Lights” nanosat at 2008 we can offer the real proposal for the Monitoring System of the Ionosphere-Magnetosphere Currents
• Nanosats are under test by RNIIKP and discussed by Moscow University, Bauman Tech University and others which include magnetometers in their projects
• The goals of space weather are widely discussed in Russian Academic Institutes ( IKI, IZMIRAN, PGI etc.) and they able to utilize of space magnetometer data for space weather service
