AMSAT Information

This is the main page which will contain further information gathered by Ryan Laird at the Amsat Colloquium 2007.

Currently under construction!!!


ABOUT THE COLLOQUIUM


The AMSAT-UK Colloquium for 2007 is being held from Friday 20 July to Sunday 22 July at the University of Surrey, Guildford. It is a good chance to talk to the satellite designers and builders, and to find out how to use amateur radio satellites.

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This has provided us with a good opportunity to gain information from and provide links with such people and help us progress with the Cubesat project.


FRIDAY, 20TH JULY


This area will contain a report of information gathered on the Friday.

SESSION 1

Official Opening of Colloquium & Surrey Update Prof Sir Martin Sweeting, G3YJO Chairman AMSAT-UK

Beginners Session in Break Out Room
Amateur Satellite Resource Guide

Introduction to Amateur Satellites

SESSION 2

Prediction and Tracking Software Ken Eaton, GW1FKY
This lecture gave a brief insight to prediction and tracking software worth looking into.

Nova -

Orbitron - http://www.stoff.pl/ ; download from here (freeware). Newest officially released version of Orbitron (EXE - installer)

WISP -

PCSat32 -

Satscape - http://www.satscape.co.uk/; download from here (freeware)

Keynote Lecture: "Spies in the Sky: Surveillance Satellites in War and Peace" Pat Norris, Chairman of the Royal Aeronautical Society Space Group


SATURDAY, 21ST JULY


This area will contain a report of information gathered on the Saturday.

SESSION 3

Phase 3e / Phase 5a Status Achim Volhardt, AMSAT-DL

ESA GENSO Status report Neil Melville, ESA Education Office

GENSO - Global Educational Network for Satellite Operations

AMSAT-UK GENSO Status Report David Johnson, G4DPZ

Microwave Software Defined Radio Grant Hodgson, GBUBN

SESSION 4

The future of the Amateur Satellite Spectrum Murray Niman, G6JYB, RSGB Microwave Manager

Danish AMSAT-OZ Satellite Ib Christoffersen, OZ1MY
www.ihk.dk

SESSION 5

Validation and Verification of the CANDO module Glotzner Tilman, DG2TG

Delfi-C3 Communications Subsystem Wouter Jan Ubbels, PE4WJ
A bit about Delfi-C3
Launch site: India
Inclination: 97.91 degrees
Altitude 630km circular orbit
X-Pod
U/V Linear transponder
Launching with 5 other Cubesats

COMS
70cm receiver

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SESSION 6

Delfi-C3 Telemetry Processing Software Alfonso Sancho

Delfi-C3 Command Receiver Testing Faisal Ali Mubarak / Vikko Smit


SUNDAY, 22ND JULY


This area will contain a report of information gathered on the Sunday.

SESSION 7

Eagle Status Rick Hambly, W2GPS, AMSAT-NA

GB4FUN - Student Education Carlos Eavis, G0AKI

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A history of the SatGate network Jim Heck, G3WGM

SESSION 8

Moving CubeSats to 2.4GHz + 400 bit PSK + FEC Achim Vollhardt, DH2VA

http://www.jrmiller.demon.co.uk/art.html

Piggyback Launch Opportunities for (Cube)Sats

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Launch adapter by AstroFein

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Structure of a Cubesat developed by ISIS

AstroFein - Launch adapters

ISIS - "Innovative Solutions In Space is a young and dynamic company in the space industry. The company specializes in the miniaturization of satellite systems with a particular emphasis on the design and development of subsystems for micro- and nanosatellites. Located in the Netherlands in Delft, ISIS supports small satellite projects and missions with its services and products. "

CanSat

AMSAT-UK Genso Status Report David Johnson

Genso (Global Education Network for Satellite Operations)

John Rivett M3RRX- Advanced Techology Labs.

Large no. of participants in Project Genso.

Amsat-UK responsible for the radio hardware and hardware control software parts of the project.

IC910H initial rig.

Design for a "standard" ground station ideal.
Promote technical capabilities e.g. satellite imagery, fast data rates.
To send commands and receive telemetry from current and future civil satellites.

AMSAT-UK Genso News 2006-11-14
Towards A Global Educational Network for Satellite Operations (GENSO) - European Space Agency

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