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AMSAT-UK is delighted to have been able to accept an opportunity to provide a FUNcube Lite payload, with a mode U\/V\u00a0FM transponder, for the exciting Jovian-1 satellite. \u00a0<\/p>\n
This 6U CubeSat is being designed and built by\u00a0Space South Central\u00a0\u00a0which is\u00a0the largest regional space cluster in the UK.\u00a0 This is a partnership between industry and academia, designed to accelerate space business growth, grow the reputation\u00a0of the south central region of the UK and foster an environment of innovation.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A collaboration between the universities of\u00a0Surrey,\u00a0Portsmouth\u00a0and\u00a0Southampton,\u00a0JUPITER \u2013 the Joint Universities Programme\u00a0for In-Orbit Training, Education and Research \u2013 will equip participants with invaluable hands-on space industry experience and\u00a0training for their future careers.<\/p>\n
The FUNcube Lite payload from AMSAT-UK will collect and send telemetry from Jovian-1 sub-systems for educational outreach\u00a0to schools and colleges, using the tried and tested FUNcube data format.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Telemetry will include data from the payload\u2019s own radiation sensor, along with GPS information gathered from the satellite\u2019s CAN bus.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
These data can be used to map radiation throughout the orbit, identifying planetary radiation \u2018hotspots\u2019 such as the polar regions and the\u00a0<\/p>\n
South Atlantic Anomaly. It will also give an accurate measure of how much radiation reaches the sensitive electronics within the satellite.\u00a0<\/p>\n
While Jovian-1 and its ground station at Surrey University will use commercial S and X band for primary communication,\u00a0<\/p>\n
FUNcube Lite will use frequencies in the amateur UHF and VHF spectrum.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When not sending telemetry, the payload can be configured as a mode U\/V FM voice transponder for amateurs to use for international\u00a0communications.<\/p>\n
More information will be provided during the AMSAT-UK Colloquium taking place during the weekend\u00a0October 12\/13th<\/sup>\u00a0<\/p>\n Links:<\/p>\n Dave Johnson, G4DPZ<\/p>\n Hon Sec AMSAT-UK<\/p>\n on behalf of the AMSAT-UK Committee & FUNcube Team<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n