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[[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. | ||
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| + | 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. | ||
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| + | 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. | ||
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| + | 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. | ||
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| + | 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. | ||
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| + | -- [[User:Flux|Flux]] ([[User talk:Flux|talk]]) 09:40, 14 May 2014 (UTC) | ||
=== Schedule === | === Schedule === | ||
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After several launch delays, KickSat is now in low Earth orbit. | After several launch delays, KickSat is now in low Earth orbit. | ||