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1 KySat1 Mission Review KySat Conference Four Points Sheraton Lexington, Kentucky 3 May 2007

2 Presentation Overview Mission Objectives KySat Ground Segment KySat Background Standout Differences Concept of Operations Design / Build Team KySat1 Spacecraft Questions & Answers 3 May /15

3 KySat1 Mission Objectives The Purpose Build technological interest in Students Science, Technology, Engineering, Math K-12, 13-16, 17 plus The Plan Design an Attractive Concept of Operations Design and Build a Satellite to Enable ConOps Provide Educational and On-Orbit Support 3 May /15

4 KySat1 Background CubeSat Standard CalPoly / Stanford 1kg, 10cm Cube 80 Universities 34 Launched, 13 Operational, 14 Lost Management Multi-Disciplinary, Multi-University Public, Private, and Academic Owners 6 Students, 5 Universities 10 Week Internship in California 3 May /15

5 Concept of Operations Basic Mode Capabilities Audio Playback Photo Capture Audio Telemetry Actions Initiated Automatically or Radio Keypad No computer required for playground station Advanced Mode Capabilities Upload data Download data Transactions archived on server Additional hardware required 3 May /15

6 KySat1 Requirements Digital Communication Audio Playback Radio Command Decoding Command Scheduling Continuous-Wave Beacons Digital Beacons Data Collection and Storage Photo Capture 3 May /15

7 KySat1 Spacecraft Bus Flight Processor Electrical Power System VHF/UHF Radio System S-Band Radio System Digital Still Camera Mass Digital Storage 3 May /15

8 KySat1 Spacecraft Bus Solar Arrays Antenna Deployment DTMF Decoder Real Time Clock Watch Dog Timer 3 May /15

9 KySat Ground Segment Main Ground Station S-Band Communications Primary Data Pipeline Secondary Ground Stations K-12 School Users Ham Radio Enthusiasts Kentucky Universities Data Packet Network KySat.com End Users 3 May /15

10 Capabilities Payloads Photographs S-Band Radio Audio Playback Cross-Band Repeater Data Morse Code Digital Beacons File Transfer Audio Telemetry Other DTMF Commanding Command Scheduling 3 May /15

11 Standout Differences Automatic Position Reporting System Compatible Morehead 21-Meter S-Band Communications S-Band Radio as Payload KySat System Support Module Audio Telemetry Rapid Design & Build Educational Focus 3 May /15

12 Ownership Consortium Mission Partners 3 May /15

13 Interactions & Networking Stanford Advisors Bob Twiggs Jamie Cutler Ben Yuan Suppliers Ivan Galysh - StenSat Craig Clark - Clyde Space Andrew Kalman - Pumpkin Adam Reif - Pumpkin Myke Kalachian - SpectroLab Launch Integration William Whalen - CalPoly Brian Klofas - CalPoly Ham Radio APRS Bob Bruninga Bill Diaz Others John Ellis Jeff Kruth 3 May /15

14 KySat1 Design / Build Team Jennifer Carter Morehead State University MS Industrial Engr. Tech. Ground Operations Garrett Chandler University of Kentucky MS Electrical Engineering Systems Design & Integration Daniel Erb Murray State University BS Engineering Physics Flight Hardware Design Bill Hutchison University of Louisville MS Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Systems Dale McClure University of Kentucky BS Electrical Engineering RF Systems Greg Strickler Western Kentucky University MS Computer Science Ground Software Systems 3 May /15

15 First, the vision for space exploration is a multi-generational program. It will require decades. The people who will be taking us to Mars and beyond are in elementary and middle school. - NASA Administrator Mike Griffin 6/10/

16 I2C Heat On KySat1 Spacecraft Bus 5v VHF UHF SD Card S-Band Radio S-Band X Matching Circuit 4 SPI 2 UART 5v Vbatt VHF/UHF Radio Analog Audio SW UART I2C 2 2 Flight Computer I2C Heat On 2 Electrical Power System Vsc I2C Solar Cells x6 5v UART 2 Function Off Vcc ADS Cam On I2C I2C Enable 2 3 GND Vbatt I2C Antenna Deployment System Antenna Deployment Analog Audio System Support Module 5v Battery Temp Sensor Heater Vbatt UART 5v GND Camera Temp Sensor Heater 3 May /15

17 SSM Block Diagram UART Cam_On 2 I2C Switch I2C Enable Antenna Deployment Signal 5v Camera Interface I2C Antenna Deployment Real Time Clock & Watchdog Timer Backup Battery TCXO Vbatt WDT Expiration 5v Analog Audio X Conditioning Network DTMF Decoder Data 5 RC Timing Supervisor Processor to Off_Vcc to Flight Computer 3 3 May /15

18 Ground Segment Diagram 3 May /15

19 Flight Software Diagram 3 May /15

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