{"id":256244,"date":"2016-12-29T13:10:05","date_gmt":"2016-12-29T17:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amsat-uk.org\/?p=30999"},"modified":"2016-12-29T13:10:05","modified_gmt":"2016-12-29T17:10:05","slug":"tomsk-tpu-120-cubesat-to-deploy-during-eva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=256244","title":{"rendered":"Tomsk-TPU-120 CubeSat to deploy during EVA"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Tomsk-TPU-120<\/a><\/p>\n

Tomsk-TPU-120 CubeSat – Credit Tomsk Polytechnic University<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The amateur radio CubeSat Tomsk-TPU-120 may be deployed during a Russian spacewalk (EVA) in July 2017.<\/p>\n

The satellite was developed by students at the Tomsk Polytechnic University to test new space materials technology and is the world\u2019s first space vehicle with a 3D-printed structure. It was launched from Baikonur in Kazakhstan to the ISS on March 31, 2016 in a Progress-MS-2 cargo vessel.<\/p>\n

It will be deployed by hand during a Russian spacewalk, which is why unlike other CubeSats this one has a handle. The call sign of the satellite is RS4S.<\/p>\n

According to Alexey Yakovlev, head of the Tomsk Polytechnic University’s Institute of High Technologies, the 3D printed satellite is something of a landmark for additive manufacturing, being the first example of a fully 3D printed satellite: \u201cThe Tomsk-TPU-120 is the first such project in the world, in which the entire casing of a satellite is fully 3D printed using dynamic modeling,\u201d Yakovlev recently told Sputnik. \u201cThe combination of these technologies can significantly reduce the development time and the number of full-scale tests, find new engineering solutions, and reduce the project’s cost.\u201d<\/p>\n

In May 2016 the Tomsk Polytechnic University celebrated its 120th anniversary. As part of the celebrations on May 10\/11 the Tomsk-TPU-120 was activated in the ISS and transmitted a greeting to Earth inhabitants, recorded by students of the university in 10 languages: Russian, English, German, French, Chinese, Arabic, Tatar, Indian, Kazakh and Portuguese.<\/p>\n

The greeting message was transmitted once a minute on 437.025 MHz FM<\/strong>. A Kenwood transceiver on the ISS provided a cross-band relay, re-transmitting the signal on 145.800 MHz FM.<\/p>\n

Read the 3ders article at
\nhttp:\/\/www.3ders.org\/articles\/20161229-russian-scientist-says-3d-printed-satellite-entering-orbit-in-2017.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Sputnik News – Unique 3D-Printed Siberian Satellite to Orbit Earth
\nhttps:\/\/sputniknews.com\/science\/201612261049011599-russia-satellite-3D-printer-experiments\/<\/a><\/p>\n

ISS Calendar http:\/\/spaceflight101.com\/iss\/iss-calendar\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Tomsk-TPU-120 CubeSat Video https:\/\/amsat-uk.org\/2016\/05\/23\/tomsk-tpu-120-cubesat-video\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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