TY - JOUR
T1 - Implementation of an 80mm refractor telescope in a 2-U cubesat
AU - Colín, Angel
AU - Valdes-Sada, Pedro
AU - Olguín, Lorenzo
AU - Vázquez, Roberto
AU - López-Pérez, Agustín
AU - Cardona, José Angel
AU - Villarreal-Méndez, Marcelo
AU - Padilla, Eunice
AU - Calamaco, Brandon
AU - Gómez-Roa, Antonio
AU - Bermúdez-Reyes, Bárbara
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2016 by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF). All rights reserved.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Nowadays, miniaturized satellites play an important roll not only in the academics, but also in scientific projects for observing, monitoring and imaging because of small instruments can be integrated into the payload. On the other hand, the emerging technologies are also used for both education and research to reinforce the future of space engineering [1-3]. The cost for constructing small satellites is very low compared with those of the standard sizes; for instance, a space telescope for astronomical science could exceed the cost in several magnitude orders compared with a small cubesat. In this paper, we propose the implementation of a refractor telescope (80mm, f/5) into a 2U-Cubesat, which will be used for photometric studies of point-sources such as planets, the brightest stars and asteroids. The system uses a 1600×1220 CCD camera, coupled to an achromatic lens of 80mm of diameter at f/5. The images are transmitted by a XTEND900, operating from 902 to 928 MHz at 9600 bauds. Attitude control is made by a 3-axis mechanical gyroscope for its positioning to the point-sources. The maximum power consumption of the full system is around 15 Watts. A ground optical telescope of 8 inches at f/10, is configured for tracking the satellite by means the received coordinates from a GPS installed on the satellite.
AB - Nowadays, miniaturized satellites play an important roll not only in the academics, but also in scientific projects for observing, monitoring and imaging because of small instruments can be integrated into the payload. On the other hand, the emerging technologies are also used for both education and research to reinforce the future of space engineering [1-3]. The cost for constructing small satellites is very low compared with those of the standard sizes; for instance, a space telescope for astronomical science could exceed the cost in several magnitude orders compared with a small cubesat. In this paper, we propose the implementation of a refractor telescope (80mm, f/5) into a 2U-Cubesat, which will be used for photometric studies of point-sources such as planets, the brightest stars and asteroids. The system uses a 1600×1220 CCD camera, coupled to an achromatic lens of 80mm of diameter at f/5. The images are transmitted by a XTEND900, operating from 902 to 928 MHz at 9600 bauds. Attitude control is made by a 3-axis mechanical gyroscope for its positioning to the point-sources. The maximum power consumption of the full system is around 15 Watts. A ground optical telescope of 8 inches at f/10, is configured for tracking the satellite by means the received coordinates from a GPS installed on the satellite.
KW - Cubesat
KW - Photometry
KW - Telemetry
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M3 - Artículo de la conferencia
AN - SCOPUS:85015057153
SN - 0074-1795
VL - 0
JO - Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC
JF - Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC
T2 - 67th International Astronautical Congress, IAC 2016
Y2 - 26 September 2016 through 30 September 2016
ER -