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Good Ancestor Kilakila [Good Ancestor Foundation]
Good Ancestor Kilakila is an experimental communications 2U CubeSat offering extensive software-defined and hardware-defined radio capabilities built by NearSpace Launch and operated by Good Ancestor Foundation.
Its purpose is to allow for research into various applications with a low-cost SDR payload. These applications include wildlife tracking, amateur radio experimentation, and direct-to-device broadcasting. It's designed to be as inexpensive as possible for private individuals and small governments, and built with open source software and hardware.
Built on a shoestring budget with a very rapid timeline, the satellite uses open source hardware, including:
- LimeSDR-XTRX software defined radio
- Raspberry Pi Compute Module
- Raspberry Pi RP2040 microcontroller
- Zephyr real-time operating system
- Raspberry Pi Camera Module
| Nation: | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communication, experimental |
| Operator: | Solomon Kilohertz on behalf of Good Ancestor Foundation |
| Contractors: | NearSpace Launch Inc. (NSL), QuadratureCat |
| Equipment: | SDR payload, deployable dipole antennas with software-controlled polarization |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (2U) |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 5 years |
| Mass: | 2 kg |
| Orbit: | SSO |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Ancestor Kilakila | 2025-135A | 23.06.2025 | Va SLC-4E | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with Nyx Mission Possible, W-Series 4, VanZyl 2, Capella 17, T1DES 1, Arvaker 2, 3, SkyBee A02, Lyra 3, ICEYE X52, ..., X57, IRIDE-MS2-HEO 2, ..., 6, 8, 9, GHGSat C12, C13, Startical IOD-2, ForgeStar 1, GRUS 3α, BIFROST, ElaraSat MMS1, YAM 10, Pulsar 0, ION-SCV 018, Lemur-2 TBD1, TBD2, ION-SCV 020, Otter Pup 2, Hubble 4, 5, Hubble 6, 7, PADRE, BRO 18, AddCube, AE2a, AE3Va, ARCSTONE, Connecta-IoT 9, ..., 12, DUTHSat 2, Hyperfield 1B, M�BIUS 1, SATMAR, Sejong 2, FossaSat 2E21, JACK 001, PARUS T2, QUICK�, SATORO T3, TPA 1, Time Flies, UND-ROADS 1, 2, Good Ancestor Kilakila, HORIS 1, 2, RIDUSAT, |