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Cubesat Satellite: by Sanjay Kushwaha (14EC42)

This document discusses CubeSat satellites. CubeSats are miniaturized satellites that are 10 cm x 10 cm x 10 cm or smaller in size and weigh less than 1.33 kg each. They provide a low-cost option for space research by universities and other organizations. Key components of a CubeSat include its structure, antenna, power system using solar cells and batteries, computing systems, and methods of launch into space using deployment from the International Space Station or launch vehicles. CubeSats offer advantages over traditional satellites by having a lower cost, smaller size, and shorter development time.

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Cubesat Satellite: by Sanjay Kushwaha (14EC42)

This document discusses CubeSat satellites. CubeSats are miniaturized satellites that are 10 cm x 10 cm x 10 cm or smaller in size and weigh less than 1.33 kg each. They provide a low-cost option for space research by universities and other organizations. Key components of a CubeSat include its structure, antenna, power system using solar cells and batteries, computing systems, and methods of launch into space using deployment from the International Space Station or launch vehicles. CubeSats offer advantages over traditional satellites by having a lower cost, smaller size, and shorter development time.

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CUBESAT SATELLITE

By SANJAY KUSHWAHA
(14EC42)
OUTLINE
1. INTRODUCTION
2. SIZE COMPERISION OF CUBEST
3. WEIGHT OF A CUBESAT
4. INSIDE CUBESAT SATELLITE
5. STRUCTURE
6. ANTEENA
7. POWER
8. PROPULSION
9. COMPUTING
10.LAUNCH
11.FUTURE PROJECT
12.ADVANTAGE
SIZE COMPARISION OF CUBEST
WEIGHT OF A CUBESAT

•Pico satellite: Less than 1kg


CUBESAT
•Nano satellite: less than 20 kg
•Micro satellite: less than 100kg
PURPOSE OF CUBESAT
 The primary mission of the CubeSat is to provide access
to space for small payloads.
 The purpose of the Cubesat is to provide a standard for
design of Nano-satellites to reduce cost and development
time, increase accessibility to space, and sustain frequent
launches.
 Presently, the CubeSat Standard is being used to develop
picosatellites by high schools, universities, Government
agencies and private companies all over the world.
SENSORS

ANTEENA
MASSIVE
COMPUTING

INTERFACE CAMERA

COMMUNICATION
(GSM)

BATTERY

CHARGING
INSIDE CUBESAT SATELLITE
STRUCTURE
• Most commonly material used in
cubesat stricture is aluminum.
• CubeSats will undergo vibration
analysis or structural analysis to ensure
that components unsupported by the P-
POD remain structurally sound
throughout the launch.
ANTENNA
• CubeSat satellites that operates in the
435-438 MHz frequency band and
occupies only one of the faces of the
cube.
• They can use radio-communication
systems in the VHF, UHF, L-, S-, C- and X-
band. For UHF/VHF transmissions, a
single helical antenna or four monopole
antennae are used.
• The antenna material is a flexible metal
similar to the tape of a roller meter
POWER
• CubeSats use solar cells to convert
solar light to electricity that is then
stored in rechargeable Lithium-ion
batteries that provide power during
eclipse as well as during peak load
times.
• Lithium-ion batteries feature high
energy-to-mass ratio.
• Higher power requirements can
make use of attitude control to
ensure the solar panels remain in
their most effective orientation
toward the Sun
PROPULSION
• CubeSat propulsion has made
rapid advancements in the
following technologies:
1. cold gas
2. chemical propulsion
3. electric propulsion
4. solar sails.
COMPUTING
• Like larger satellites, CubeSats often feature multiple
computers handling different tasks in parallel
including the attitude control, power management,
payload operation, and primary control tasks
• Some special task like Image processing data analysis
and data compressing
• CubeSat computers are highly susceptible to radiation
and builders will take special steps to ensure proper
operation in the high radiation of space, such as the
use of the ECC RAM.
LAUNCH
• Unlike full-sized spacecraft,
CubeSats have the ability to be
delivered into space as cargo and
then deployed by the International
Space Station. This presents an
alternative method of achieving
orbit apart from launch and
deployment by a launch vehicle.
• PSLV-C37 Successfully Launches
104 Satellites in a Single Flight. In
this launch 103 satellite are nano
satellite in which two of them are
Indian satellite .
FUTURE PROJECT
• QB50 is a proposed international network of 50 CubeSats for
multi-point, in-situ measurements in the
lower thermosphere (90–350 km) and re-entry research
• The May 2018 launch, of the InSight stationary lander to Mars,
will include two CubeSats to flyby Mars to provide additional
relay communications from InSight to Earth during entry and
landing.
• NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative provides CubeSat launch
opportunities to educational institutions, non-profit organizations
and NASA Centers.
ADVANTAGE

 Low cost
 Small size
 Less development time
 sustain frequent launches
 Less launch cost

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