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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=PT link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>UK Smartphone CubeSat STRaND-1<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The International Amateur Radio Union satellite coordination panel has agreed a frequency of 437.575 MHz for the UK satellite STRaND-1.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>STRaND-1 will carry an Android Smartphone and plans to use data rates of 9k6 or 19k2 bps for the AX.25 packet radio downlink. A software-based speech synthesizer will be included to pay homage to the UOSAT family of satellites.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>STRaND-1 is a 3U CubeSat measuring 30 by 10 by 10 cm and weighing 3 kg. Unlike previous CubeSats it will feature full 3-axis control with the attitude an orbit control system comprising a nano-magnetorquer, nano-reaction wheels, GPS receiver, 8 pulse plasma thrusters and a butane thruster.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>STRaND stands for Surrey Training, Research and Nanosatellite Demonstration is intended to be a long-term arrangement between the space company SSTL and academic researchers at the Surrey Space Centre (SSC), with STRaND-1 the first of a long line of STRaND nanosatellites.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The SSTL employees involved with the STRaND programme are volunteers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>It is a condition of the programme that volunteers from SSTL and SSC use their own, free time for STRaND activities (such as lunches and breaks). The project has no budget for staff so is entirely dependent on volunteers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The mission has four main objectives:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>(1) Rapid autonomous commissioning - It is planned to demonstrate advanced autonomous commissioning techniques, including new attitude determination and control and detumble technologies<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>(2) In-orbit approach and inspection - It is planned to demonstrate miniature propulsion systems to approach the rocket body from which the station was deployed, and take images of the rocket body using an onboard camera.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>(3) High performance computing and IEEE 802.11b/g networking - It is planned to demonstrate the operation of high performance, lower power consumption processors onboard for complex tasks.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>(4) Outreach - It is planned to take images of the Earth from space, and downlink a compressed digital version of the image. Additionally, users may upload their own digital content (for example JPEG imagery, short videos etc.) to be downlinked by other users.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>A six page article on STRaND-1 appeared in the Spring issue of the AMSAT-UK publication OSCAR News available for download at http://www.uk.amsat.org/on_193_final.pdf<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Thanks to the hard work of volunteers from the British Amateur Television Club (BATC) the video of the presentation on the STRaND-1 Smartphone CubeSat given by Shaun Kenyon to the AMSAT-UK Colloquium is now available:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Go to http://www.batc.tv/<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Click on the 'Film Archive' icon<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Select 'AMSAT 2011' from the Category drop down menu<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Click 'Select Category'<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Select video 'STRaND-1 A Smartphone CubeSat'<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Click on 'Select Stream'<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Click the play icon '>' on the player<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Clicking on the icon to the left of the player volume control will give you full screen display.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>You can also download the video file to your PC at<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>http://www.batc.tv/vod/Strand.flv<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>A PDF of the PowerPoint slides is at<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>http://www.uk.amsat.org/wp-content/uploads/colloquium%202011/AMSAT-UK-STRaND-Presentation.pdf<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Surrey Space Centre<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/SSC/<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>IARU Satellite Frequency Coordination Panel<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>AMSAT-UK publishes a colour A4 newsletter, OSCAR News, that is full of Amateur Radio satellite information.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Join online at http://tinyurl.com/JoinAMSAT-UK/<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>