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Testing and Operations of a Store and Forward CubeSat for Environmental Monitoring of Costa Rica

Gomez Jenkins, Marco und Calvo-Alvarado, Julio Cesar und Calvo-Obando, Julieta und Chavez Jimenez, Adolfo und Carvajal-Godinez, Johan und Valverde, Alfredo und Ramírez Molina, Julio César und Rosales, Luis Carlos und Martinez, Esteban und Jimenez-Salazar, Vladimir und Monge, Luis Diego und Alvarado, Carlos und Rojas, Juan Jose und Hernandez, Marcos (2018) Testing and Operations of a Store and Forward CubeSat for Environmental Monitoring of Costa Rica. In: Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC. 69th International Astronautical Congress 2018, 2018-10-01 - 2018-10-05, Bremen, Deutschland. ISSN 0074-1795.

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In 2007, the Government of Costa Rica announced to the world its ambitious goal of turning into the first carbon neutral country by 2021. Following the announcement, governmental institutions, universities, NGOs and private companies have worked arduously on the creation of different initiatives to reach that goal. One innovative project is Irazu, consisting of the design, construction, launch, and operation of the first Central American satellite. The project is not just intended to enable a baseline for training scientists, engineers, and managers in the necessary skills to execute an end-to-end space project. It also aims to demonstrate a CubeSat Store and Forward (CS and F) System that enables transmission of biomass and carbon dioxide fixation data from a remote fast growth tree plantation in the lowlands of Costa Rica to a research facility for its post-processing and analysis. The Irazu project is led jointly by the Central American Association for Aeronautics and Space (ACAE) and the Costa Rica Institute of Technology (TEC). It also involves a variety of national and international stakeholders from government, academia, and industry. This paper is a continuation of previous reports on Irazu that were presented at the Workshop on Small Satellite Programs at the Service of Developing Countries over the last five International Astronautical Congresses. The project has already reached major milestones, such as the approval of the final design presented in the Critical Design Review (CDR), successful assembly of the manufactured structure and the components received from different CubeSat component providers, and successful performance during various environmental tests. The mission and satellite system architecture for a CS and F system were defined, which included the three primary components: the remote station, the spacecraft, and the ground segment. Experts from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Kyushu Institute of Technology (Kyutech) and Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) revised the design of Irazu. Advances in the Assembly, Integration and Testing (AI and T) phase are presented and discussed, which include the development of spacecraft components, testing of the communication link, assembly of the satellite and initial results of environmental testing. International cooperation is emphasized in this phase, because Costa Rican engineers carry out testing at the laboratories of the Kyushu Institute of Technology. Furthermore, advances in the satellite frequency coordination process and spacecraft registration for an emerging space nation are presented, as well as the lessons learned from the AI and T phase.

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Dokumentart:Konferenzbeitrag (Vortrag)
Titel:Testing and Operations of a Store and Forward CubeSat for Environmental Monitoring of Costa Rica
Autoren:
AutorenInstitution oder E-Mail-AdresseAutoren-ORCID-iDORCID Put Code
Gomez Jenkins, MarcoCosta Rican Institute of TechnologyNICHT SPEZIFIZIERTNICHT SPEZIFIZIERT
Calvo-Alvarado, Julio CesarCosta Rican Institute of TechnologyNICHT SPEZIFIZIERTNICHT SPEZIFIZIERT
Calvo-Obando, JulietaCosta Rican Institute of TechnologyNICHT SPEZIFIZIERTNICHT SPEZIFIZIERT
Chavez Jimenez, AdolfoCosta Rican Institute of TechnologyNICHT SPEZIFIZIERTNICHT SPEZIFIZIERT
Carvajal-Godinez, JohanTU DelftNICHT SPEZIFIZIERTNICHT SPEZIFIZIERT
Valverde, AlfredoGeorgia Insititute of TechnologyNICHT SPEZIFIZIERTNICHT SPEZIFIZIERT
Ramírez Molina, Julio CésarJulio.Ramirez (at) dlr.dehttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8199-3486NICHT SPEZIFIZIERT
Rosales, Luis CarlosCosta Rican Institute of TechnologyNICHT SPEZIFIZIERTNICHT SPEZIFIZIERT
Martinez, EstebanCosta Rican Institute of TechnologyNICHT SPEZIFIZIERTNICHT SPEZIFIZIERT
Jimenez-Salazar, VladimirCosta Rican Institute of TechnologyNICHT SPEZIFIZIERTNICHT SPEZIFIZIERT
Monge, Luis DiegoCentral American Association of Aeronatics and SpaceNICHT SPEZIFIZIERTNICHT SPEZIFIZIERT
Alvarado, CarlosCentral American Association of Aeronatics and SpaceNICHT SPEZIFIZIERTNICHT SPEZIFIZIERT
Rojas, Juan JoseKyushu Institute of TechnologyNICHT SPEZIFIZIERTNICHT SPEZIFIZIERT
Hernandez, MarcosKyushu Institute of TechnologyNICHT SPEZIFIZIERTNICHT SPEZIFIZIERT
Datum:Oktober 2018
Erschienen in:Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC
Referierte Publikation:Ja
Open Access:Ja
Gold Open Access:Nein
In SCOPUS:Ja
In ISI Web of Science:Nein
ISSN:0074-1795
Status:veröffentlicht
Stichwörter:Cubesat, Earth Observation, Offset carbon Emissions, remore sensing
Veranstaltungstitel:69th International Astronautical Congress 2018
Veranstaltungsort:Bremen, Deutschland
Veranstaltungsart:internationale Konferenz
Veranstaltungsbeginn:1 Oktober 2018
Veranstaltungsende:5 Oktober 2018
HGF - Forschungsbereich:Luftfahrt, Raumfahrt und Verkehr
HGF - Programm:Raumfahrt
HGF - Programmthema:keine Zuordnung
DLR - Schwerpunkt:Raumfahrt
DLR - Forschungsgebiet:R - keine Zuordnung
DLR - Teilgebiet (Projekt, Vorhaben):R - keine Zuordnung
Standort: Oberpfaffenhofen
Institute & Einrichtungen:Institut für Kommunikation und Navigation > Satellitennetze
Hinterlegt von: Ramírez Molina, Dr. Julio César
Hinterlegt am:23 Nov 2018 15:19
Letzte Änderung:17 Jun 2024 14:35

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