The CubeSat On-board Processing Validation Experiment (COVE) aboard MCubed-2 has successfully run and completed its first task without any issues! COVE utilizes an advanced radiation-hardened FPGA processor and image processing algorithms that will be used for high-data-rate processing in future Earth science missions. Decoded beacons from this morning’s pass included the following information which indicates that Continue Reading »
TLE Lottery begins
The MCubed-2 TLE lottery has officially begun. Thanks to Colin Hurst, VK5HI, for pointing out that CalPoly’s TLE page has JSPOC updated TLEs from our launch. Colin was tracking JSPOC-712 and our home brewed TLE was in between JSPOC-710 and 711 but wasn’t providing the best results. These three objects are all about 12 seconds Continue Reading »
MC2 uplink successful!
The ops team successfully command MC2 this morning! This is a major hurdle for the team as on MC1, uplink was unsuccessful due to a variety of factors. The team is now readying commands to assess the status of the payload, COVE, and download further telemetry from the satellite. Good job team!
MCubed-2 Client Updates
Hey Helpful Operators! We’ve released a new client with a few necessary updates and bugfixes. We have added solar panel temperatures and currents, fixed a bug where we weren’t able to identify the associated ground station with incoming beacons, and re-enabled the ability to upload the local backup data files. Grab the new client at Continue Reading »
MCubed-2 Telemetry
Mark Hammond from North Carolina has successfully decoded the MCubed-2 beacons! The spacecraft’s telemetry indicates that all systems are currently nominal. We’d like to thank all of the HAM operators who are currently helping us decode beacons!
