ARLA/CLUSTER: SpinSat, espera-se que no sábado esteja a caminho da ISS

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

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 SpaceX to launch SpinSat Saturday

On Saturday, September 20 at 0616 UT SpaceX plan to launch a Falcon 9 from
Florida carrying the satellite *SpinSat* with its amateur radio payload to
the ISS

On arrival at the ISS it will be put into storage until deployment, later
in the Fall, from the airlock of the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM).

Developed by the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) SpinSat is a 56 cm sphere
weighing 57 kg that has 12 Electronically-controlled Solid Propellant (ESP)
thrusters spread in pairs throughout the surface of the satellite.
They will be fired in pairs to spin the spacecraft. With just primary
batteries and only 4.8 grams of fuel this phase may last between three to
six months.

The spacecraft will be used to calibrate the space surveillance network.
Lasers will be fired at SpinSat from the ground, the light reflected back
will be measured to determine where in time and space the satellite is
passing overhead. SpinSat will also model the density of the atmosphere.

The IARU Satellite Coordination Panel report that SpinSat carries a 2 watt
RF output AX.25 packet radio store and forward system on 437.230 MHz.

Read all about SpinSat at
http://www.nrl.navy.mil/media/news-releases/2014/
with-spinsat-mission-nrl-will-spin-small-satellite-in-space-with-new-thruster-technology
<http://www.nrl.navy.mil/media/news-releases/2014/with-spinsat-mission-nrl-will-spin-small-satellite-in-space-with-new-thruster-technology>

Falcon 9 launch status
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/013/status.html

NASA - SpinSat
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/
experiments/1019.html
<http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/1019.html>

AMSAT-UK http://amsat-uk.org/
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