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PUCP-SAT-1 SATELLITE PROJECT
Institute for
Radio Astronomy (INRAS)
Pontificia Universidad Católica
del Perú (PUCP)
Av. Universitaria 1801, San Miguel
Lima-32, PERU
1.- INTRODUCTION
The Pontificia
Universidad Católica del Perú,
through its Institute for Radio Astronomy, is conducting a satellite project
for the development of small satellite for academic and research
purposes. After about two years work, the project is near completion and
getting ready for integration into it´s launch
platform to be inserted into a low earth orbit (LEO) at about 700 km altitude. The
present paper constitutes a summary of the project.
2.- PARTICIPANTS
Several people with different positions have
contributed to the project, from different areas of knowledge and
expertise. Here is a summary of participants:
PUCP Faculty and
INRAS-PUCP Staff
Jorge
Heraud P., Ph.D. Investigator & Project
Director (jheraud@pucp.edu.pe)
Professor. Director, Institute for Radio Astronomy
Jorge
Moreno, Ph.D. Co-investigator
Professor. Head, Physics Electro-Acoustics Laboratory
Manuel
Yarleque, Ph.D. Co-investigator
Professor. Head, Telecommunications Laboratory
Hugo
Pratt, E. Eng. Co-investigator
Professor, Electronic Engineering Section
Antonio
Lira, Ph.D. Co-investigator
Researcher, Institute for Radio Astronomy
Gonzalo
Galvez, Ph.D. Co-investigator
Professor, Head, Physics Vaccum Thin Film area
Sayda Mujica, Ph.D.
Co-investigator. Biological Sciences area
Ruth
Manzanares, MSc.
Co-investigator
Professor, Head, Mechanical Engineering Manufacture Lab.
INRAS Engineers
Rafael Vilchez .- E. Eng. Software & hardware engineering and
development
Daniel
Menéndez .- E. Eng. Satellite stabilization, PC
boards
Neils Vilchez
.- Cameras, hardware engineering and development
Jhonnell Fernandez .-
Pocket-PUCP satellite development, Tx, Rx
Victor
Centa .- Vibration machine construction, vacuum
chamber, Tests
Joaquin
Peralta .- Vacuum chamber development & construction
Felipe
Carrero .- E. Eng. Antenna design and
construction, deployment of Pocket-PUCP
Fedra Trujillano
.- Antenna design and construction, deployment of Pocket-PUCP
Augusto
Yipmantin .- Ground station yagi-array
upgrade – construction. Administration
Jose
Hernandez .- Ground station control software development
INRAS Associates,
former and recent students
Juan
Jave .- E. Eng. Ground station, satellite
orbit, launch procedures and deployment
Joel
Fernandez .- E. Eng. EPS design, Solar panel development
Alvaro
Tejada .- Physics student, vacuum test chamber
Omar
Piminchumo .- M.Eng. Thermal design
for satellite test chamber
Diana
Postigo .- E. Eng. EE former student Vacuum and
thermal test chamber design
Otto
Velarde .- E. Eng. EE former student, Ground
Station software development
Jose Cerna .- EE former student –
Satellite communications, Tx, Rx
Christian
Cahuas .- EE former student – Pocket-PUCP
Satellite deployment
Victor
Aparicio .- EE student. Vacuum chamber tests
Arturo
Mozombite .- EE former student – Future
satellite design
Angela Sanchez .- EE student –
Future satellite design
INRAS-PUCP SPONSORS
Southern Peru Corporation (Peru)
Aceros Arequipa
S.A. (Peru)
Telefonica del Peru (Peru)
Cementos Lima S.A. (Peru)
EADS Astrium
(Germany)
Ascensores y Montacargas (Peru)
COSAPI Construcción S.A. (Peru)
3.- SATELLITE SPECIFICATIONS
The PUCP-SAT-1 project consists of two
satellites, launched as one. The second, smaller satellite will be
deployed in orbit from the larger PUCP-SAT-1; a summary of parameters is
given in table 1.
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Communications
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Old VHF/UHF Antennas
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Tracking Software & Control
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GND Station Electronics
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New GND Staton, Anenna Array
VHF/UHF
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Satellite complement
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PC Board Design
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Assembly
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Satellite construction in our
clean room facility
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Pocket PUCP Deployment
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PUCPSAT-1 & Pocket
PUCP
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Weighing
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PUCP-SAT-1
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General PUCP-SAT-1 assembly
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Design & Emulation
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Satellite Electronics
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Satellite project at
INRAS-PUCP
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At the Clean Room
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Preliminary Vaccum Testing
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Initial group
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Design Session
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At INRAS-PUCP
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INRAS-PUCP Building
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Institute
for Radio Astronomy INRAS
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Design Sessions
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The INRAS-PUCP Team
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PUCP-SAT-1 and Pocket-PUCP Satellite mechanical drawings
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