Title :
iTU-pSAT I: Istanbul Technical University Student Pico-Satellite Program
Author :
Can Kurtulus;Taskin Baltaci;Murat Ulusoy;B. Tayfun Aydin;Bullent Tutkun;Gokhan Inalhan;N.L. Oksan Cetiner-Yildirim;Turgut Berat Karyot;Cuma Yarim;Firat Oguz Edis;Cingiz Haciyev;A. Rustem Aslan;M. Fevzi Unal
Author_Institution :
Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Istanbul, Turkey
fDate :
6/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
ITU-pSAT I is the first student designed pico-satellite of Turkey to be launched in 2008 as a part of the international CubeSat program. It carries two experimental payloads; a low-resolution camera with onboard image pre-processing, and passive magnetic stabilization with a magnetic rod accompanied by a sensor board to examine its performance. The design philosophy of pSAT I aims for a reliable and simple bus that is also expandable. In this work, we give an overview of the on-going Engineering Model development, provide insight to the satellite´s subsystems and introduce the established Space Systems Development and Testing Laboratory.
Keywords :
"Payloads","Laboratories","Cameras","Assembly","Design engineering","Satellite ground stations","Aerospace testing","Image sensors","Magnetic sensors","Reliability engineering"
Conference_Titel :
Recent Advances in Space Technologies, 2007. RAST ´07. 3rd International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-1056-8
DOI :
10.1109/RAST.2007.4284088
