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Watch Live Video of UK STRaND-1 Smartphone Satellite Launch
The STRaND-1 build and test phase took just 3 months
The UK smartphone satellite STRaND-1 is expected to launch from India on Monday, Feb. 25 at 12:25 GMT. You can follow the launch on Twitter or watch live video.
STRaND-1 and other CubeSats carrying amateur radio payloads are planned to launch on the ISRO PSLV-C20 rocket into a 785 km orbit.
STRaND-1 carries an amateur radio 9600 bps AX.25 packet radio downlink on 437.568 MHz. It is hoping to be the first ever satellite to carry a smartphone into space and is also believed be the first satellite to use a part produced with a 3D Printer.
On Twitter the Surrey Space Centre @SpaceAtSurrey tweeted:
Official launch hashtag of STRaND-1 spacecraft is #S1Launch. Post launch we will be using #STRaND1 hashtag. Launch time:12.25 GMT 25th Feb 2013 #UniOfSurrey #SSTL
Launch Authorisation Board (LAB) for PSLV – C20 @STRaND mission has cleared the launch on Monday, Feb 25, 2013. @university of surrey #S1Launch
Live video launch feeds for Monday’s PSLV launch http://www.webcast.gov.in/live/ and http://ibnlive.in.com/livetv/
Launch times can and do change at the last minute so follow Twitter for the latest information.
Follow Surrey Nanosats https://twitter.com/SurreyNanosats
Read more about STRaND-1 at http://www.amsat-uk.org/?page_id=12196
STRaND-1 telemetry format http://www.amsat-uk.org/?page_id=12875
STRaND-1 videos http://www.amsat-uk.org/?page_id=12472
Other satellites on the same launch http://www.amsat-uk.org/?p=12180
STRaND-1 on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nanosats
Provisional initial track of STRaND-1
STRaND-1 smartphone CubeSat mounted on PSLV rocket
Panoramic view of SARAL and smaller satellites including STRaND-1 attached to the PSLV C20 – Image credit ISRO
The STRaND-1 build and test phase took just 3 months
The launch rehearsal of PSLV-C20 with the primary satellite SARAL and six other satellites has been completed satisfactorily at SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota. Mission Readiness Review and meeting of Launch Authorisation Board are scheduled on Feb 22, 2013.
STRaND-1 is a joint mission between Surrey Space Centre at University of Surrey and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL). There will be an amateur radio AX.25 packet radio 9k6 bps downlink on 437.568 MHz and the launch is expected to take place on Feb 25.
STRaND-1 information and videos http://www.amsat-uk.org/?page_id=12196
STRaND-1 telemetry format http://www.amsat-uk.org/?page_id=12875
Other satellites on the same launch http://www.amsat-uk.org/?p=12180
ISRO PSLV-C20 status http://www.isro.org/pslv-c20/c20-status.aspx
STRaND-1 Smartphone CubeSat to launch end of February
STRaND-1 and team – Image credit SSTL
The BBC report that the world’s first “smartphone-sat” STRaND-1 is ready to launch at the end of February. The satellite was built in Guildford by volunteers from the Surrey Space Centre (SSC) and Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) in their spare time. It is planned to be launched on February 25 into a 785 km orbit by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on the PSLV-CA (PSLV-C20) rocket.
Dr Chris Bridges working on STRaND-1
The innovative STRaND-1 CubeSat will carry a Google Nexus One Android smartphone into space to demonstrate the feasibility of using cheap smartphone electronics to control a spacecraft.
Smartphones contain highly advanced technologies and incorporate several key features that are integral to a satellite – such as cameras, radio links, accelerometers and high performance computer processors – almost everything a spacecraft needs except the solar panels and propulsion.
There will be an amateur radio AX.25 packet radio downlink on 437.568 MHz using a data rates of 9k6 bps.
STRaND-1 flight ready February 2013 with Shaun Kenyon, Dr Peter Shaw, Dr Chris Bridges
Further information on STRaND-1 at
http://www.amsat-uk.org/?p=12196
Watch the videos in the STRaND-1 video archive
http://www.amsat-uk.org/?p=12472
Read the BBC News story at
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21361204
The world’s first smartphone in Space ‘STRaND-1’ ready for launch
http://www.sstl.co.uk/News-and-Events?story=2117
Dr Chris Bridges talked about STRaND-1 on the BBC Radio 4 show Material World broadcast on Thursday, February 7. A recording can be heard until February 14 at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01qfj3l The STRaND-1 segment starts 08:55 into the recording.
STRaND-1 on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nanosats
You can follow STRaND at https://twitter.com/SurreyNanosats
ISRO plans SARAL and Amateur Radio satellites launch for February 25
AAUSAT3 Flight Model and Engineering Model – Image credit Aalborg University
The Hindu newspaper reports that the first launch of the year by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will be the PSLV-CA (PSLV-C20). It will carry the ocean study spacecraft SARAL as well as satellites carrying amateur radio payloads. The launch into a 785 km orbit is currently planned to take place on February 25.
UK STRaND-1 CubeSat Video
Dr Chris Bridges and STRaND hardware
In this video Surrey Space Centre’s Dr. Peter Shaw talks us through the anatomy of the highly advanced UK CubeSat STRaND-1.
The innovative amateur radio STRaND-1 CubeSat aims to carry a NEXUS Android Smartphone into space to demonstrate the feasibility of using cheap Smartphone electronics to control a spacecraft.
A software-based speech synthesiser will be included to pay homage to the UOSAT family of satellites (OSCAR-9 and OSCAR-11) that were launched in the 1980′s.
STRaND-1 will carry an amateur radio payload with an AX.25 packet radio downlink on 437 MHz using data rates of 9k6 or 19k2 bps.
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