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{{Project||created=10/10/2011|status= | {{Project||created=10/10/2011|status=Mission Failed|members=[[User:Flux|Flux]], [[User:Datagramm|Samuel]]}} | ||
[[File:Hacksat-devboard-hand.jpeg|thumb|right|Dev board for HackSat One]] | [[File:Hacksat-devboard-hand.jpeg|thumb|right|Dev board for HackSat One]] | ||
[[File:Radio-testing-at-london-hackspace.jpeg|thumb|right|Radio testing with Samuel]] | [[File:Radio-testing-at-london-hackspace.jpeg|thumb|right|Radio testing with Samuel]] | ||
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=== Mission Update: 14 May 2014 === | |||
I'm sad to report that HackSat will not be stretching its solar panels | |||
after all. HackSat likely re-entered overnight whilst still inside | |||
KickSat. | |||
HackSat launched on 18th April inside the KickSat satellite. KickSat | |||
started out in an orbit of 299 by 331 Kilometers at an inclination of | |||
51.65 degrees. This is a low orbit and subject to a significant amount | |||
of drag. | |||
Sixteen days after launch, KickSat was due to deploy HackSat and its | |||
other satellite sprites. The delay was required by Nasa to avoid | |||
interfering with ISS operations. This meant HackSat would have began | |||
orbiting on 4th May. | |||
On 30th April the watchdog microcontroller that runs the KickSat timer | |||
reset, probably due to a cosmic ray. This pushed the deployment of | |||
HackSat out to 16th May. Attempts to manually deploy HackSat via the | |||
uplink failed: the KickSat batteries never reached a high enough | |||
voltage to enable the uplink receiver. | |||
Since launch signals from KickSat have been regularly received by | |||
ground stations around the world. Recent orbital predictions suggested | |||
that re-entry was likely 13-14th May. No stations have reported | |||
hearing KickSat overnight, so it seems very likely it has already | |||
re-entered. | |||
-- [[User:Flux|Flux]] ([[User talk:Flux|talk]]) 09:40, 14 May 2014 (UTC) | |||
=== Schedule === | === Schedule === | ||
After several launch delays, KickSat is now in low Earth orbit. | After several launch delays, KickSat is now in low Earth orbit. | ||
