1. ARISSat-1 Overview Loudon County ARES November 2010 Gould Smith, WA4SXM ARISSat-1 AMSAT Project Manager

2. SuitSat-2 Mission Suitsat II was an enhanced follow-up to the 2006 SuitSat project Suitsat II was an enhanced follow-up to the 2006 SuitSat project It was a joint project between AMSAT, ARISS, NASA and Energia It was a joint project between AMSAT, ARISS, NASA and Energia Major mission is to promote STEM education Major mission is to promote STEM education AMSAT to build the modules, Energia to launch, NASA to interface, ARISS to publicize AMSAT to build the modules, Energia to launch, NASA to interface, ARISS to publicize

3. SuitSat-2 System

4. SuitSat-2 System 05/09

5. SuitSat became ‘SuitlessSat’ Due to safety issues and space constraints, Orlan suit #27 was placed into Progress vessel 33 and released from the ISS to deorbit on 13 July 2009 Due to safety issues and space constraints, Orlan suit #27 was placed into Progress vessel 33 and released from the ISS to deorbit on 13 July 2009 We still had the upmass for a Jan ’10 launch and EVA time in the Spring of 2010 We still had the upmass for a Jan ’10 launch and EVA time in the Spring of 2010

6. ARISSat-1 Hardware Changes New structure New structure New antennas New antennas Cameras on separate sides of the structure with mirrors Cameras on separate sides of the structure with mirrors Module changes – MPPT & IHU Module changes – MPPT & IHU New cables New cables Battery attachment Battery attachment Control Panel attachment Control Panel attachment Experiment attachment Experiment attachment

7. ARISSat-1 Innovations and Experiments New structure New structure microSD card to store voice data microSD card to store voice data Cameras with mirrors Cameras with mirrors MPPT MPPT SDX Technology SDX Technology Shallow Charge/Discharge of AgZn Battery Shallow Charge/Discharge of AgZn Battery Velcro Solar Panel attachment Velcro Solar Panel attachment New Vacuum Data Experiment New Vacuum Data Experiment More microcontrollers than a satellite 5 times its size More microcontrollers than a satellite 5 times its size Colder satellite than most other AMSAT sats Colder satellite than most other AMSAT sats Multiple communication protocols Multiple communication protocols

8. ARISSat-1 Hardware Changes *5 + development

9. ARISSat-1 Module Locations

10. ARISSat-1 Structure

11. Thermal

12. Antennas

13. Cameras

14. ARISSat-1 System

15. RF Module

16. New MPPT module

17. IHU Modular Design SDX Software Defined Transponder SDX Software Defined Transponder IHU Integrated Housekeeping Unit IHU Integrated Housekeeping Unit PCB Power Converter Board PCB Power Converter Board ICB Interconnect Board (bottom) ICB Interconnect Board (bottom)

18. IHU / SDX / PSU / ICB enclosure Power cable, 50 pin control/signal cable, 2 solar panel cables, 4 experiment connectors

19. ARISSat-1 IHU module

20. IHU

21. SDX

22. Solar Panels 6 High efficiency panels 6 High efficiency panels Panels donated by NASA from SMEX project Panels donated by NASA from SMEX project 19” x 10.5” 19” x 10.5”

23. SuitSat-2 Cabling

24. ARISSat-1 Cabling

26. ARISSat-1 Battery 825M3 Orlan Suit Battery 825M3 Orlan Suit Battery 18 AgZn cells 18 AgZn cells 28 volts 28 volts Designed for 5 recharges Designed for 5 recharges

27. ARISSat-1 Control Panel

28. ARISSat-1 Experiment Experiment sampled once per orbit Experiment sampled once per orbit Experiment must run on +5V ≤ 100ma Experiment must run on +5V ≤ 100ma Experiment powered for 100 min/orbit Experiment powered for 100 min/orbit Collect up to 2k of data Collect up to 2k of data Then 2k of data downloaded to IHU for 2 seconds, then Exp powered down Then 2k of data downloaded to IHU for 2 seconds, then Exp powered down Data transmitted in BPSK data stream with Telemetry Data transmitted in BPSK data stream with Telemetry

29. Kursk Experiment Kursk State Technical University Kursk State Technical University Measures the vacuum at different altitudes Measures the vacuum at different altitudes

30. Submitted Drawings and Docs from around the world

31. ARISSat-1 Operation

32. ARISSat-1 Band Plan

33. Live ARISSat-1 Signals CW, BPSK, Transponder, FM (Voice/SSTV)

34. ARISSat-1 Signals FM on 2m FM on 2m CW ID, Telemetry and Callsigns CW ID, Telemetry and Callsigns BPSK Experiment and Telemetry Data BPSK Experiment and Telemetry Data New Phil Karn, KA9Q BPSK-1000 encoding scheme, plus old Phase 3 400 bps BPSK New Phil Karn, KA9Q BPSK-1000 encoding scheme, plus old Phase 3 400 bps BPSK 70cm/2m U/V Transponder 70cm/2m U/V Transponder

35. Voice Greetings 24 different greetings 24 different greetings Mainly from children, some adults, and Gagarin Mainly from children, some adults, and Gagarin Secret word Secret word 15 different languages 15 different languages EnglishSpanishRussianFrench ItalianDutchSwedishJapanese ChineseCatalanBengaliPortuguese HebrewNepaleseGerman

36. ARISSat-1 Telemetry

37. Experiment Data

38. ARISSat-1 Mirrors

39. ARISSat-1 Video Image Actual Robot-36 SSTV image transmitted from the ARISSat-1 using the +Y mirror

40. ARISSat-1 Solar Panel Covers

41. ARISSat-1 Thermal/Vacuum

42. ARISSat-1 NASA Safety Review

43. ARISSat-1/RadioSkaf V vibration testing

44. ARISSat-1/RadioSkaf V Underwater testing

45. ARISSat-1/RadioSkaf V will travel to the ISS on Russian on Progress vessel 41P

46. ARISSat-1/RadioSkaf V “Amateur Radio Experiment” Currently scheduled to be deployed on EVA R28 February 2011

47. ARISSat-1/RadioSkaf V “Amateur Radio Experiment” Questions?