In this paper, we solve the problem of experimental determination accuracy a device for measuring mass-centering and inertial characteristics nanosatellites which was developed at Samara University based on principle inverted torsional pendulum. A procedure determining measurement error inertia tensor components center-of-mass coordinates using reference objects is proposed. For purpose, compos...

MISO is an in-orbit demonstration mission that focuses on improving the representation of the methane distribution throughout the upper troposphere and stratosphere, to complement and augment the nadirand zenith-looking methane observing system for a better understanding of the methane budget. MISO also aims to raise to space mission readiness the concept of laser heterodyne spectro-radiometry ...

The HAUSAT-2 is a 25kg class micro/nanosatellite which is being developed by graduate students at the Space System Research Laboratory(SSRL). This paper addresses a newly proposed strategy for detumbling the HAUSAT-2 and starting up a momentum wheel, and also studies performance validation and application ranges of such method through simulation. B-dot logic is generally used for controlling th...

In 2004 the Turin Polytechnic started the PiCPoT project that led to the development of a nanosatellite. PiCPoT had been completely built by students of several engineering departments. The main constraint of this project was its cost, so every system was built using Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) components and radiationhardened by design. Since most components use C-MOS technology particular...

This paper proposes a proactive fragmentation mechanism for an optimal DTN message transfer. DTN message transfer is presented to give coverage to a terrestrial sensor network by using a nanosatellite communications link. Satellite communication is modeled with a multi-access mechanism with priority in downlink traffic (ALOHAGP). This new multiple access protocol is based on unslotted ALOHA ext...