| Spacecraft | ASRTU-1 |
|---|---|
| Form factor | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 2U |
| Status | not launched, expected in 2024 |
| Launcher | Sojuz |
| Organisation | Harbin Institute of Technology |
| Institution | University |
| Entity | Academic / Education |
| Nation | China |
| Oneliner |
Educational mission from with camera from Russian and Chinese university students. |
| Description |
Designed by Russian and Chinese university students for education and amateur radio. The amateur radio station onboard ASRTU-1 will provide telecommand uplink and telemetry / digital image downlink. A new SDR based transceiver was developed for ASRTU-1 to provide communication and experiment resources to radio amateurs, including a V/U FM transponder, a UHF telemetry downlink and a 10.5G image downlink. The satellite will also provide an open telecommand to allow radio amateurs to send commands to control the satellite to take and download images. |
| Sources | [1] |
| Photo sources | [1] |
Last modified: 2024-05-29
