Horizon Spacecraft - Nanosats Database

Spacecraft name	Horizon (Horizons, RS59S, Space-PI, Space π)
Spacecraft type	CubeSat
Units or mass	3U
Mass in kg	3.2 kg
Status	Operational (Many packets with data or visible packets on SatNOGS, last checked 2024-12-19)
Launched	2024-11-04
NORAD ID	61757
Deployer	12U Deployer [Aerospace Capital]
Launcher	Sojuz
Entity name	Baltic State Technical University “VOENMEH”
Institution	University
Entity type	Academic / Education
Country	Russia
Manufacturer	AIVT by Geoscan
Oneliner	Studying the effect of radiation on electronic components, testing an active orientation system based on flywheel engines, photographing the Earth's surface.
Description	Studying the effect of radiation on electronic components, testing an active orientation system based on flywheel engines, photographing the Earth's surface, studying the capabilities of radio links using linear frequency keying and image transmission using fountain codes, studying the degradation of the characteristics of solar panels of various compositions under the influence of cosmic factors space. Payloads: Electronic components research module; solar panel opening system; orientation system based on flywheel engines; transceivers of 3 bands; camera. The satellite's payload includes: A solar panel module, designed to study the degradation of the characteristics of solar panels of various compositions under the influence of space factors; Electronic components research module. It features advanced magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) chips that are tested to withstand space radiation. CubeSat mechanical orientation unit, implemented on the basis of electric motors. When controlling the flywheel system, the satellite is oriented along three axes; Payload control system. It consists of transceiver modules operating in the VHF and S bands, a computing unit with a camera with a resolution of 3840x2160 pixels. Will employ a deployable solar panel. Electronic components testing unit. Flywheel satellite attitude control unit. S-band communications unit with Earth remote sensing functionality. Radio amateurs across the world will be able to receive images from onboard cameras and telemetry data. Images will be transmitted on UHF link using GEOSCAN framing. Images can be decoded using commonly available tools. Transmission of images will also take place on S and X bands. For S-band transmission LoRa modulation will be used. X-band downlink will be using DVB-S2. Decoders will be published online, per downlink activation.
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COTS subsystems	PLATFORM - Geoscan
Subsystems sources	[1]
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Last modified: 2024-12-28