UWE-2

UWE -2 ( University of Würzburg, Experimental Satellite 2 ) is by UWE- 1, the second experimental satellite built by students of the University of Würzburg.

History

The satellite is a cube with side length of 10 cm and 1 kg mass. On 23 September 2009 he was an Indian PSLV rocket ( PSLV - C14) together with OceanSat -2 and three CubeSats transported in a polar orbit at 730 km altitude and put into operation. For some time now sends UWE -2 no more signals to Earth. As successor was launched on November 21, 2013 UWE -3.

Tasks

His scientific objectives are

  • Tests for methods and algorithms for attitude determination,
  • Optimization of parameters to adapt Internet protocols to space conditions.

Therefore, the satellite including a GPS receiver, as well as solar, magnetic and inertial sensors on board. Data transmission to the earth occurs at the frequency of 437.385 MHz.

International Designator Satish Dhawan Space Centre Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle Orbital inclination UWE-1 OceanSat-2
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