Difference between revisions of "Project:HackSat One"

From London Hackspace Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Line 7: Line 7:
  
 
=== Launch Schedule: Mon 14th April ===
 
=== Launch Schedule: Mon 14th April ===
The launch is due just before ten in the evening London time (UTC+1). The following schedule shows the rough timings in UTC:
+
The following schedule shows the planning timings in UTC:
  
* 20:48 Falcon 9 launch
+
* 20:58 Falcon 9 launch
* 20:51 Falcon 9 upper stage separation
+
* 21:01 Falcon 9 upper stage separation
* 20:58 Dragon capsule separation
+
* 21:08 Dragon capsule separation
* 21:04 KickSat deployment from Falcon 9 upper stage (estimate - TBC)
+
* 22:04 KickSat deployment from Falcon 9 upper stage
* 21:54 KickSat powers on and begins transmitting telemetry (estimate - TBC)
+
* 22:52 KickSat powers on and begins transmitting telemetry
''All times are UTC.''
+
 
 +
HackSat won't be deploying until ~ 22:00 UTC on 30th April.
 +
 
 +
NB. London time is currently *one hour ahead* of UTC.
  
 
Our satellite is contained with the bigger KickSat. 128 sprites are loaded into it. It has the names of contributors engraved on it, including "London Hackspace". You can see a [http://zacinaction.github.io/kicksat/engraving_photos/KickSat_minusY_Zoom2.jpg photo of the actual KickSat], complete with our engraving (we're on the bottom row, 4th from the right).
 
Our satellite is contained with the bigger KickSat. 128 sprites are loaded into it. It has the names of contributors engraved on it, including "London Hackspace". You can see a [http://zacinaction.github.io/kicksat/engraving_photos/KickSat_minusY_Zoom2.jpg photo of the actual KickSat], complete with our engraving (we're on the bottom row, 4th from the right).

Revision as of 11:11, 14 April 2014