Glen D. Rodriguez R.

University Space Program in Peru. Nano-Satellite Chasqui Project, Russian Project

RadioSkaf 3, CanSat of South America

Where are we located?

Peru

Lima

National University of

Engineering (UNI)

Center for information

technology and

communication (CTIC-UNI)

National institute for

research and training in

telecommunications

(INICTEL-UNI)

Machu Picchu

Cuzco

Peru is not strange to the space

exploration:

• Ancient Peruvians were great

astronomers

Cusco: Constellation of the puma (Gemini)

• A pioneer of space age: Peruvian scientist

Pedro Paulet. In 1895, he was the first person to

build a liquid-fuel rocket engine and, in 1900, the

first person to build a modern rocket propulsion

system. Paulet is considered one of the “fathers

of aeronautics”. Wernher von Braun, in his book

World History of Aeronautics states: “Pedro

Paulet was in Paris in those years (1900),

experimenting with his tiny two-and-a-half

kilogram motor, and achieved 100 kg of force. By

this act, Paulet should be considered the pioneer

of the liquid fuel propulsion motor.” (sorry

Goddard, Oberth). Further, in his History of

Rocketry and Space Travel, von Braun

recognizes that “by his efforts, Paulet helped

man reach the Moon”. Max Valier in his book

“Raketenfahrt” acknowledged that Paulet made

the first liquid propellant rocket.

Training aerospace specialists to help and support national

organization responsible of implementing aerospace

development policies.

Promoting research, technological development and

innovation through leading new research fields, such as

aerospace technology, to help Peru’s scientific and

technological development.

Main Objectives

Since 2009, UNI s Educational Project

“RESEARCH IN SPACE TECHNOLOGY”

Available Resources• Two full equipped ground stations VHF/UHF.

• Laboratory for solar cells and battery characterizations.

• Electronic workshop.

• Vacuum laboratory with gold sputtering equipment.

• Vacuum-temperature controlled chamber.

• Laboratory for instrumentation (thermal, magnetic, optical, electrical)

What we have achievedComponent 1: Satellite design construction and operation

1. Nanosatellite Chasqui-I: manufacturing and testing.

From an academic point of view the nanosatellite Chaqui I is a tool that

facilitates cooperation between UNI’s various faculties and research

centers, trains students and professors with real world experiences in

satellites.

Nano-satellite laboratory prototype is 95%

finished, design and construction made entirely at

UNI by our students and docents.

Dimensions:100mmx100mmx100mm

Payload:Visible and NIR

cameras

Characteristics:

Communication

time:5 min.

Speed

communication:1200bps

weight:1kg

Communication

frequency:437.025 MHz

Battery:Li-ion

Orbit:Leo 600Km

Mission time:2 - 4 months

Academic Achievements:

- 16 first degree thesis.

- 2 Master thesis.

- 6 papers in international conferences.

- Participation in 24 National and 12

International conferences.

- 4 National meetings.

- 2 voice radio-links with the ISS.

- Participation in 9 specialization

courses.

- Postgraduate scholarships in Taiwan,

Saudi Arabia and Brazil.

- 02 Patents.

- Semifinalist in the Mission Idea

Contest AXEL SPACE.

2. Component: Perform Scientific experiments in Space.

RadioScaf 2 or ARISSat 1 tracking and telemetry reception using our ground

stations (with direction of South-West State University of Russia - SWSUR)

Identification, formulation, organization and/or execution of

technical/scientific space experiments, with the purpose of encouraging

research and development in areas of interest.

Joint work with SWSUR, the

missions main objective is to

cultivate “Peruvians potatoes

in space” at zero-gravity

conditions in the International

Space Station.

Cultivating potatoes at the ISS experiment

3. Component: Organization and participation in scientific

and academic events

4. Component: Satellite information system and conference center

5. Component: Training of Aerospace Specialist (starting)

Demonstrations and

seminars

For high school

students

(CANSAT project)

Proposal:

Design and implementation of a:

• Network of small student satellites(*).

• Network of ground stations (*).

Objective:

Monitoring of water pollution (*).

Monitoring of seismic activity.(*) The Chasqui team, Global water pollution monitoring using a nanosatellite

constellation (WAPOSAT) , AXEL SPACE Mission Idea contest.

The first Cansat Leader Training Program

(CLTP1) was held on February and March

2011 in Wakayama University.

This program provided hands-on experiences

and teaching in Cansat engineering models.

The leaders of this program were Professor

Hiroaki Akiyama and Shusaku Yamaura who

trained twelve participants from different

countries (Algeria, Australia, Egypt,

Guatemala, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Sri Lanka,

Turkey and Vietnam). The Peruvian

representative was Mr. Fredy Arturo Calle

Bustinza.

JAPANESE EXPERIENCE - CANSAT LEADER TRAINING PROGRAM

The first step was to mimic Cansat Leader

Training Program, by developing the firs

Peruvian CANSAT, made by members of the

Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería. This first

step validated Japanese experience in Peru,

serving as the project’s foundation.

CANSAT PERUFIRST STEPS IN THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING

Cansat Experiences - High School Tereza Gonzales de Fanning

In December 2010, we signed an specific agreement for the design,

implementation and launch of a microsatellite (15 kg), RadioSkaf 3, to be

developed for both partners in cooperation. This year we started with the

design phase and we expect a complete flight prototype on 2013.

Thanks to our partnership, we have received the visit of SWSUR

professors, Russian cosmonauts and radio links with the ISS.

In year 2009, UNI signed an cooperation

agreement with Kursk State Technical

University (today is: South-West State

University of Russia - SWSUR), which have a

extensive experience in satellite and

aerospace technology.

RadioSkaf 3 mission: scientific research, specially the study of density

variations of the particles’ flux, the ionization in space, and the detection of

low frequency atmospheric noise.

Microprocessor-

based Control

system

Attitude and

Control system

Imaging unit

Navigation and

global positioning

Atmospheric

noise

experiment

Command

decoderSDX

Power

Supply

Unit

Video

captureCPLD

SDRAM

ExperimentExperiment

SPI-1

I2C-1

RS485

Parallel

RUSSIA

PERU

Control System: consists of 32 bits microprocessor (PIC32MX795F512L),

3 memory bank, electric surge protection circuit, an external WatchDog ,

and Real Time Clock-RTC. It will include CRC functionality, Hamming

based error detection and correction.

Imaging Unit: in charge of image data compression and channel

codification. It will have 6 CMOS based digital cameras, resolution of

640x480, one per each side of the satellite; a 32 bits microprocessor and

a FPGA.

Radio (software defined transponder): undecided, under study. UHF.

Low frequency noise detection experiment: to detect EM pulses

(whistlers) created by electric storms and Aurora Borealis in the band up

to 20 kHz. This data will be send to ground station as audio (ADPCM),

and we will use a microcontroller MSP430.

http://www.chasqui.uni.edu.pe