ARLA/CLUSTER: Nanosat para pobres

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Reduzindo o tamanho dos nano sat´ abaixo da forma normal ( 1C = 10 cm
x 10 cm x10 cm) pode baixar-se muito o custo do lançamento, ver
artigo.

 UK PocketQube Shop on Kickstarter

PocketQube Shop is a small startup based in Glasgow that has just
launched a Kickstarter project. They believe small satellites are on
the cusp of a major breakthrough much the like personal computers were
in the late 70′s/early 80′s.

PocketQube Shop say they wish to facilitate as many PocketQube
builders as possible and see huge potential in lowering the barriers
to entry for budding ‘Homebrew Satellite Builders’.

PocketQube massively lowers the barriers to entry for small satellite
teams. Despite the small size of CubeSats, 10x10x10 cm, they can still
cost up to $100,000 to launch. PocketQubes are just 5x5x5 cm and may
be launched for a significantly lower price, under $20,000.

PocketQube Shop will not be offering to provide any launch facility
but they have teamed up with an Italian company called GAUSS which has
brokered launch opportunities with a Russian rocket called Dnepr,
operated by ISC Kosmotras.

Several satellites built to the PocketQube standard will be launched
in November. These include Wren, which has a camera and pulsed plasma
thrusters; Morehead State University’s BeakerSat; the University of
Maryland’s QubeScout-S1 and the 50DollarSat.

PocketQube Shop on Kickstarter
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pocketqube/want-to-build-a-satellite-but-dont-have-a-nasa-siz

Wired article on PocketQube Shop
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-09/23/pocketqube

Twitter @pocketqubeshop

Publicado em AMSAT, ISTnanosat, Satélites

Fonte: Associação Portuguesa de Amadores de Rádio para a Investigação
Educação e Desenvolvimento