Jump to content

UWE-2: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
→‎External links: fixing link
m →‎Launch: typo fixing, replaced: Gemany → Germany
 
(23 intermediate revisions by 16 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Use British English|date=October 2021}}
⚫
{{Infobox Spacecraft
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
⚫
| Name = UWE-2
⚫
{{Infobox spaceflight
| Image = [[Image:Uwe-2 inside.JPG|250px]]
| Caption =
| name = UWE-2
| names_list = Universität Würzburg's Experimentalsatellit-2
| Organisation = [[University of Würzburg]]
| Major_Contractors =
| image = Uwe-2 inside.JPG
| Bus =
| image_caption = UWE-2 satellite
| Mission_Type =
| image_size = 300px

⚫
| Decay =
| mission_type = [[Technology demonstration]]
⚫
| Launch = 23 September 2009
| Carrier_Rocket = [[Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle|PSLV-C14]]
| operator = [[University of Würzburg]]
| Launch_Site = [[Satish Dhawan Space Centre]]
| COSPAR_ID = 2009-051D
| NSSDC_ID =
| SATCAT = 35934
| Mass = < 10 kg
| website =
| mission_duration = 12 months (planned)
⚫
| Orbit_regime =

⚫
| Orbit_regime =
| Orbital_Period =
| spacecraft =
| Apoapsis =
| spacecraft_type = CubeSat
| Periapsis =
| spacecraft_bus = 1U [[CubeSat]]
| Inclination =
| manufacturer = [[University of Würzburg]]
| launch_mass = {{cvt|1|kg}}
| dimensions = {{cvt|10|xx|10|xx|10|cm}}
⚫
| power = 2 [[watt]]s

| launch_date = 23 September 2009,<br/>06:21 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]
| launch_rocket = [[Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle]] PSLV-C14
| launch_site = [[Satish Dhawan Space Centre]], [[Satish Dhawan Space Centre|First Launch Pad (FLP)]]
| launch_contractor = [[Indian Space Research Organisation]]

⚫
| entered_service = 23 September 2009
⚫
| deactivated =
| last_contact =
⚫
| decay_date =

| orbit_reference = [[Geocentric orbit]]
| orbit_regime = [[Sun-synchronous orbit]]
| orbit_altitude = {{cvt|720|km}}
| orbit_inclination = 98.28°
| orbit_period = 99.31 minutes
⚫
| apsis = gee

| programme = UWE satellite Series
| previous_mission = [[UWE-1]]
| next_mission = [[UWE-3]]
}}
}}


'''UWE-2''' ('''University Würzburg's Experimental satellite 2''') was a follow-on [[Small satellite|picosatellite]] technology demonstration project within the [[CubeSat]] family standard, developed and built by students of the [[University of Würzburg]], [[Germany]]. The overall objective is to demonstrate the capabilities of attitude determination and control in picosatellites.<ref name="ESA1">{{cite web |url=https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/u/uwe-2|title=UWE-2 (Universität Würzburg's Experimentalsatellit-2)|publisher=ESA eoPortal Directory|date=2021|access-date=27 October 2021}}</ref>
"University Würzburg's Experimental satellite 2" ('''UWE-2''') from the [[University of Würzburg]] is a cube of a length of 10 cm and a mass of 1 kg. Its scientific objectives are
⚫
* tests of methods and algorithms for attitude determination,
⚫
* optimisation of internet protocol parameters, in order to adapt to the specific space environment.


== Mission ==
On 23.9.2009 UWE-2 was launched by an indian [[PSLV]] rocket (PSLV-C14) together with [[Oceansat-2]] and three further [[CubeSat]]s in a polar orbit at 730 km altitude. Successful operations could be initiated.
⚫
[[File:Uwe2-in-cleanroom.JPG|thumb|upright=1.0|left|Integration of UWE-2 in the cleanroom]]


Developed by the [[University of Würzburg]], its scientific objectives are:
⚫
UWE-2 followed the earlier [[UWE-1]].
⚫
* tests of methods and algorithms for attitude determination
⚫
* optimisation of internet protocol parameters, in order to adapt to the specific space environment.


==External links==
== Launch ==
On 23 September 2009, at 06:21 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]], UWE-2 was launched by a [[Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle]] (PSLV) launch vehicle (PSLV-C14) together with [[Oceansat-2]] and three further CubeSats in a polar orbit at 720 km altitude. Successful operations could be initiated. Use of SPL (Single Picosatellite Launcher) of Astro und Feinwerktechnik Adlershof GmbH ([[Berlin]]), Germany, for the deployment of the CubeSats.<ref name="ESA1"/>


⚫
UWE-2 followed the earlier [[UWE-1]]. UWE-3 is also planned.
⚫
[[File:Uwe2-in-cleanroom.JPG|thumb|left|alt= UWE-2 im Reinraum]]
⚫
*[http://www7.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/research/research_groups/space_exploration/projects/cubesat/uwe_2/ UWE-2 homepage]
⚫
*[http://idw-online.de/pages/de/news335222 Uni-Satellit UWE-2 erfolgreich gestartet], Gunnar Bartsch, Stabsstelle Öffentlichkeitsarbeit, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, 23 September 2009.


== See also ==
{{Portal|Spaceflight}}
* [[List of CubeSats]]


== References ==
⚫
{{Orbital launches in 2009}}
{{Reflist|30em}}


== External links ==
⚫
[[Category:Artificial satellites orbiting Earth]]
⚫
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110719111413/http://www7.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/research/research_groups/space_exploration/projects/cubesat/uwe_2/ UWE-2 homepage]
⚫
[[Category:2009 in spaceflight]]
⚫
* [http://idw-online.de/pages/de/news335222 Uni-Satellit UWE-2 erfolgreich gestartet], Gunnar Bartsch, Stabsstelle Öffentlichkeitsarbeit, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, 23 September 2009
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110719111700/http://www7.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/research/research_groups/space_exploration/projects/cubesat/uwe_3/ information on UWE-3]


⚫
{{Orbital launches in 2009}}


⚫
[[Category:Satellites orbiting Earth]]
⚫
{{spacecraft-stub}}
[[Category:Spacecraft launched in 2009]]
⚫
[[Category:CubeSats]]
[[Category:Satellites of Germany]]


⚫
{{Germany-spacecraft-stub}}
[[de:UWE-2]]

Latest revision as of 16:43, 9 May 2022

UWE-2
UWE-2 satellite
NamesUniversität Würzburg's Experimentalsatellit-2
Mission typeTechnology demonstration
OperatorUniversity of Würzburg
COSPAR ID2009-051D Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.35934
Mission duration12 months (planned)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeCubeSat
Bus1U CubeSat
ManufacturerUniversity of Würzburg
Launch mass1 kg (2.2 lb)
Dimensions10 × 10 × 10 cm (3.9 × 3.9 × 3.9 in)
Power2 watts
Start of mission
Launch date23 September 2009,
06:21 UTC
RocketPolar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C14
Launch siteSatish Dhawan Space Centre, First Launch Pad (FLP)
ContractorIndian Space Research Organisation
Entered service23 September 2009
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeSun-synchronous orbit
Altitude720 km (450 mi)
Inclination98.28°
Period99.31 minutes
UWE satellite Series
← UWE-1
UWE-3 →

UWE-2 (University Würzburg's Experimental satellite 2) was a follow-on picosatellite technology demonstration project within the CubeSat family standard, developed and built by students of the University of Würzburg, Germany. The overall objective is to demonstrate the capabilities of attitude determination and control in picosatellites.[1]

Mission

[edit]
Integration of UWE-2 in the cleanroom

Developed by the University of Würzburg, its scientific objectives are:

  • tests of methods and algorithms for attitude determination
  • optimisation of internet protocol parameters, in order to adapt to the specific space environment.

Launch

[edit]

On 23 September 2009, at 06:21 UTC, UWE-2 was launched by a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) launch vehicle (PSLV-C14) together with Oceansat-2 and three further CubeSats in a polar orbit at 720 km altitude. Successful operations could be initiated. Use of SPL (Single Picosatellite Launcher) of Astro und Feinwerktechnik Adlershof GmbH (Berlin), Germany, for the deployment of the CubeSats.[1]

UWE-2 followed the earlier UWE-1. UWE-3 is also planned.

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "UWE-2 (Universität Würzburg's Experimentalsatellit-2)". ESA eoPortal Directory. 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
[edit]
Stub icon

This article about one or more spacecraft of Germany is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=UWE-2&oldid=1086988692"