With gratitude for our Japanese partners, we now have a recording of MCubed transmissions! We have a mp3 file that can be played with normal music players, or but yet with Audacity. One can see the sound waves in Audacity. I have included a screen shot as well below. If you listen closely, you can Continue Reading »
M-Cubed beaconing reliably! But softly…
Tracking and communicating with CubeSats post launch is generally quite difficult, and this ELaNa3 launch is no exception. All CubeSats have been regularly heard but reliable commanding has not been achieved. This is expected, and as the satellite separate and position information grows, contacts will improve.
MCubed is beaconing reliably but transmissions are weak. The Continue Reading »
Two MXL-developed satellites set for Friday launch
Both RAX-2 and M-Cubed, CubeSats developed by MXL, are currently on-track to launch this Friday from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California! They are launching on a Delta II rocket with NASA’s NPP satellite as the primary payload. Be sure to check out the RAX and M-Cubed websites for more information. Current launch status can Continue Reading »
RAX subsystem design paper submitted
We recently submitted a design paper on the attitude determination subsystem of the RAX-1 and RAX-2 satellites to the journal Acta Astronautica. This subsystem was custom developed by MXL, and it utilizes magnetometers, photodiodes, rate gyroscopes, and an extended Kalman filter to achieve better than 5 degree angular accuracy. The paper covers the complete Continue Reading »
Visit from Blue Origin
Rob Meyerson from Blue Origin was on campus today to give a presentation at one of the department’s seminar series. He visited MXL to chat with some of our students. Thanks for stopping by, Mr. Meyerson!
