LilacSat 2 (Zidingxiang 2, CAS 3H) (original) (raw)
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LilacSat 2 [HIT]
CAS 3H or LilacSat 2 is a low-cost, nano-satellite for education, amateur radio communication and technology demonstration, built by a team of 15 students of Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT).
It is a cube-shaped 20 cm × 20 cm × 20 cm satellite with a weight of 11 kg.
LilacSat-2 provides hands-on experience for students who would not otherwise have the opportunity to build flight hardware for a space mission. The training these students gain by working on this project will better prepare them for work in the aerospace industry.
LilacSat-2 carries four payloads:
- A V/U amateur radio SDR platform. It can be configured as an FM repeater or an APRS digipeater. It will also provide a VHF CW beacon and UHF 9k6 BPSK telemetry downlink
- An SDR based multi-band receiver, for reception and decoding of signals from AIS, ADS-B, etc.
- An FPGA software testing platform.
- A thermal infrared camera.
The lifetime of LilacSat-2 is expected to be 3 to 6 months. The planned orbit is 520 km × 520 km with an inclination of 97�.
LilacSat 2 was launched in a cluster of 20 satellites on the maiden flight of the CZ-6 rocket.
| Nation: | China |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Education, amateur radio communication, technology |
| Operator: | Harbin Institute of Technology, CAMSAT |
| Contractors: | Harbin Institute of Technology |
| Equipment: | amateur radio SDR, SDR based multi-band receiver, IR camera |
| Configuration: | |
| Propulsion: | |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 3-6 months |
| Mass: | 11 kg |
| Orbit: | 520 km × 541 km, 97.47� |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LilacSat 2 (Zidingxiang 2, CAS 3H) | 2015-049K | 19.09.2015 | TY LC-16 | CZ-6 | with XY 2, ZDPS 2A, ZDPS 2B, TT 3, XW 2A, XW 2B, XW 2C, XW 2D, XW 2E, XW 2F, DCBB, NUDT-PhoneSat, Naxing 2, ZJ 1, KJSY 1, XC 1, XC 2, XC 3, XC 4 |
| | Further CAS missions: CAS 1 (XW 1, HO 68, Hope-OSCAR 68) CAS 2A1, 2A2 CAS 2T CAS 3A (XW 2A) CAS 3B, 3C, 3D (XW 2B, 2C, 2D) CAS 3E, 3F (XW 2E, 2F) CAS 3G (DCBB) CAS 3H (LilacSat 2) CAS 3I (NUDT-PhoneSat) CAS 4A, 4B (Zhuhai-1 OVS 1A, 1B) CAS 5A CAS 5B CAS 6 (Tianqin 1/CAS 6, TO 108, TQ-OSCAR 108) CAS 7A, 7B (BO 102, BIT Progress-OSCAR 102) CAS 9 (XW 3, HO 113, Hope-OSCAR 113) CAS 10 (XW 4, HO 119, Hope-OSCAR 119) | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |