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    Engineering

    Data Processing

    Data Handling and Telecommunications

    This sub-system had the following tasks:

    • Interim storage data from the experiment
    • Transmission of experiment, attitude measurement system and satellite status to Earth
    • Transmission of ground commands to the sub-systems concerned
    • Support for satellite orbit tracking

    The total buffer to store data was 8 kilobits. The data was then transmitted to Earth at a bit rate of 160 bits per second. A clock was also placed on board to create a time stamp on each dataset being transmitted. The antennas for transmission and reception were composed of four rods at a length of 54.3 cm each.

    Electrical Power

    Last Update: 14 Mar 2011

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