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"DESPATCH" (DEep SPace Amateur Troubadour’s CHallenge) is the second spacecraft in the ARTSAT series.  
"DESPATCH" (DEep SPace Amateur Troubadour’s CHallenge) is the second spacecraft in the ARTSAT series.  
This spacecraft will be launched into an Earth escape trajectory November 2014, along with the Hayabusa-2 asteroid probe.  
This spacecraft will be launched into an Earth escape trajectory December 2014, along with the Hayabusa-2 asteroid probe.  
In this page, DESPATCH design, subsystems, and trajectory are detailed.  
In this page, DESPATCH design, subsystems, and trajectory are detailed.  


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==ARTSAT project==
==ARTSAT Project==
The “ARTSAT: Art and Satellite Project” utilizes a satellite orbiting Earth as a “medium that connects everyday life to the space.”  
The “ARTSAT: Art and Satellite Project” utilizes a satellite orbiting Earth as a “medium that connects everyday life to the space.”  
In the course of the project, a variety of interactive works of media art and other artworks are being created.  
In the course of the project, a variety of interactive works of media art and other artworks are being created.  
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"ARTSAT2: DESPATCH" is the second mission of the ARTSAT project.  
"ARTSAT2: DESPATCH" is the second mission of the ARTSAT project.  
This spacecraft, 50x50x45 cm in size with a mass of 32 kg has a helix-shaped segment making it a beautiful sculpture.  
This spacecraft, 50x50x45 cm in size with a mass of 32 kg has a helix-shaped segment making it a beautiful sculpture.  
DESPATCH will be launched into an Earth escape trajectory at November 30, 2014 13:24:48, JST (UTC+9).
DESPATCH will be launched into an Earth escape trajectory at  
*[http://global.jaxa.jp/press/2014/09/20140930_h2af26.html Launch of "Hayabusa-2" by H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 26]
<span style="color:red">December 3, 2014 13:22:04, JST (UTC+9)</span>
.
*[http://global.jaxa.jp/press/2014/11/20141130_h2af26.html Launch Postponement of Hayabusa2 by H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 26]


===Missions===
===Missions===
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To complete these missions, DESPATCH will be operating under three unusual parameters:  
To complete these missions, DESPATCH will be operating under three unusual parameters:  


*The spacecraft will transmit the signals for only a week until it reaches a distance of 2.5 million km from Earth
*The spacecraft will transmit the signals for only a week until it reaches a distance of 3 million km from Earth
*It is battery-powered (rather than solar-powered) enabling a highly flexible design
*It is battery-powered (rather than solar-powered) enabling a highly flexible design
*No uplink command will be sent to the spacecraft — the unit being designed to operate autonomously
*No uplink command will be sent to the spacecraft — the unit being designed to operate autonomously


==Structure and Design==
==Structure and Design==
===Appearance design===
===Appearance design===
<gallery caption="CGI renderings of DESPATCH" widths="220px" heights="220" perrow="3">
<gallery caption="CGI renderings of DESPATCH" widths="220px" heights="220" perrow="3">
File:DespatchCgi_1.png
File:DespatchCgi_1.png
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===Structure and components layout===
===Structure and components layout===
[[File:InternalStructure.png|450px|thumb|left| Structure/Components layout of DESPATCH]]
[[File:InternalStructure.png|450px|thumb|left| Structure/Components layout of DESPATCH]]
[[File:CoordSystem.png|450px|thumb|none|Six-view drawing of DESPATCH]]
[[File:CoordSystem.png|460px|thumb|none|Six-view drawing of DESPATCH]]
 


==Avionics system==
==Electric System==
[[File:BlockDiagram.png|420px|thumb|left|Function block diagram of DESPATCH]]
[[File:MainAndMorikawaBoards.JPG|520px|thumb|none| Main board and Mission board (MORIKAWA)]]


==Communication system==
==Communication System==
To conduct the experiment on cooperative data reconstruction,  
To conduct the experiment on cooperative data reconstruction,  
we will need the cooperation of as many ham operators as possible.  
we will need the cooperation of as many ham operators as possible.  
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The result of the link calculation at our radio station can be downloaded here:  
The result of the link calculation at our radio station can be downloaded here:  
*[http://artsat.jp/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Despatch_LinkMargin_ver1.0.xls Link margin calculation ver1.1] (.xls)
*[http://artsat.jp/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Despatch_LinkMargin_ver1.0.xls Link margin calculation ver1.0] (.xls)


If you want to know the format of the data which is sent to Earth by this transmitter, please see the following page.  
If you want to know the format of the data which is sent to Earth by this transmitter, please see the following page.  
*[[共同受信ミッション|共同受信ミッションの詳細]]
*[[Cooperative_Data_Reconstruction|Details of the experiment on cooperative data reconstruction]]
 
==Trajectory==
DESPATCH will go parallel to Earth after being injected into an Earth escape trajectory as shown in the figure below.
It will come the closest to Earth every year.
 
[[File:OrbitSim.png|370px|thumb|left| DESPATCH trajectory]]
[[File:Distance1year.png|370px|thumb|none| Transition in distance between Earth and the spacecraft]]


==投入軌道==
DESPATCHは地球脱出軌道に投入され、ちょうど地球の横を並走するような人工小惑星となる。
その軌道は下図に示すとおりであり、打ち上げからおよそ1年ごとに地球に最接近する。
なお、図に示した緑色の軌道は、DESPATCHが相乗りする小惑星探査機はやぶさ2の目標天体(小惑星1999JU3)の軌道である。


[[File:OrbitSim.png|370px|thumb|left|DESPATCHの軌道]]
Spacecraft in Earth escape trajectory will appear to move more slowly in the sky than satellites in low Earth orbit.  
[[File:Distance1year.png|370px|thumb|none|DESPATCHと地球との距離の推移]]
In the following pages, you can find the present position of DESPATCH.


*[http://artsat.jp/project/despatch/orbit Orbital Position of DESPATCH]


地上から観測するとき、DESPATCHは他の惑星と同様に数時間かけてゆっくりと天球上を移動する。
*[http://artsat.jp/project/despatch/celestial Celestial Position of DESPATCH]
以下のウェブページにて、地上の任意の地点からDESPATCHがみえる時間と方角を予測することができる。
*[http://api.artsat.jp/pass/ DESPATCHのトラッキングページ]


==リンク==
==Links==
*ARTSATプロジェクト公式HP
*ARTSAT official site
**http://artsat.jp
**http://artsat.jp/en/
*SNS
*SNS
**https://www.facebook.com/artsat
**https://www.facebook.com/artsat
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==連絡先==
[[File:Tatlin-Smithson-ARTSAT.png|1024px|thumb|none|Tatlin-Smithson-ARTSAT]]
 
==Contact==
info@artsat.jp
info@artsat.jp

Latest revision as of 10:47, 24 May 2015

DESPATCH flight model

"DESPATCH" (DEep SPace Amateur Troubadour’s CHallenge) is the second spacecraft in the ARTSAT series. This spacecraft will be launched into an Earth escape trajectory December 2014, along with the Hayabusa-2 asteroid probe. In this page, DESPATCH design, subsystems, and trajectory are detailed.

As a main mission of DESPATCH, we attempt to collect signals from the spacecraft received not only at our own radio station in Tokyo, but at many ham radio stations around the world to reconstruct them back into the original data from the spacecraft. In the following page, the details of the experiment and how to join it are explained.


ARTSAT Project

The “ARTSAT: Art and Satellite Project” utilizes a satellite orbiting Earth as a “medium that connects everyday life to the space.” In the course of the project, a variety of interactive works of media art and other artworks are being created. The project is carried out in a collaborative effort around a core team of over 70 members from Tama Art University and The University of Tokyo. The latter team designs and develops satellites and spacecrafts for artistic missions, while the team from Tama Art University is in charge of producing works based on data from the satellite, operating a ground station, and distributing data.

ARTSAT2: DESPATCH

A full-scale prototype (engineering model) of DESPATCH

"ARTSAT2: DESPATCH" is the second mission of the ARTSAT project. This spacecraft, 50x50x45 cm in size with a mass of 32 kg has a helix-shaped segment making it a beautiful sculpture. DESPATCH will be launched into an Earth escape trajectory at December 3, 2014 13:22:04, JST (UTC+9) .

Missions

DESPATCH has both artistic and technical missions, as described below.

  • Artistic missions:
    • To create a "deep-space sculpture” by launching the spacecraft into an Earth escape trajectory
    • To create “generative poetry" in the deep space and transmit the poetry from the spacecraft for reception on Earth
  • Technical missions:
    • To experiment with the possibilities of receiving very weak signals using a "cooperative diversity communication" approach, in which fragmented transmissions sent from the spacecraft are received around the world, gathered, and reconstructed
    • To test the use of 3D-printed parts for spacecraft


One of the artistic missions, ”generative poetry,” is a broadcast of sentences in English. They are automatically generated by software running on the spacecraft’s on-board computer (OBC). The poetry generator is “seeded” using sensor readings such as temperature, angular velocity of the spacecraft, etc. For details of the "generative poetry" and "cooperative diversity communication," please see the following page.

Features

To complete these missions, DESPATCH will be operating under three unusual parameters:

  • The spacecraft will transmit the signals for only a week until it reaches a distance of 3 million km from Earth
  • It is battery-powered (rather than solar-powered) enabling a highly flexible design
  • No uplink command will be sent to the spacecraft — the unit being designed to operate autonomously

Structure and Design

Appearance design

Structure and components layout

Structure/Components layout of DESPATCH
Six-view drawing of DESPATCH

Electric System

Function block diagram of DESPATCH
Main board and Mission board (MORIKAWA)

Communication System

To conduct the experiment on cooperative data reconstruction, we will need the cooperation of as many ham operators as possible. For this reason, the 430 MHz band was selected, being the most commonly used frequency in amateur radio satellite communications.

CW was selected as the modulation mode — one of the simplest modulations each bit (1/0) represented as existence or non-existence of the carrier signal. Transmitting high-power signals modulated in this simple manner is expected to raise the probability of the signals being received. In addition, simple modulation will make it easier for ham operators to add their own “hacks” to their hardware — which should result in a heterogeneous redundant system for reception.

The spacecraft is equipped with a transmitter specified in the following table. This transmitter was designed and developed by Nishi Musen Kenkyuusho co, Ltd.

Specifications of the transmitter
RF power 7W
Transmission frequency 437.325MHz
Modulation mode CW
Power supply voltage +7V DC
Power consumption Max. 24.5 W
Carrier frequency stability Max. ±0.3ppm (±130 Hz)

This transmitter is controlled by an on-board computer and an integrated-circuit timer. Signals are transmitted using a monopole antenna. The following figures show the simulated antenna patterns. This antenna is attached to a support rod which is located at the center of the helix part.

The result of the link calculation at our radio station can be downloaded here:

If you want to know the format of the data which is sent to Earth by this transmitter, please see the following page.

Trajectory

DESPATCH will go parallel to Earth after being injected into an Earth escape trajectory as shown in the figure below. It will come the closest to Earth every year.

DESPATCH trajectory
Transition in distance between Earth and the spacecraft


Spacecraft in Earth escape trajectory will appear to move more slowly in the sky than satellites in low Earth orbit. In the following pages, you can find the present position of DESPATCH.

Links


Tatlin-Smithson-ARTSAT

Contact

info@artsat.jp