Engineering:LASARsat
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| Mission type | Technology | ||||||||||||||
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| Operator | LASAR by DoSpace, Planetum | ||||||||||||||
| Website | https://lasar.info | ||||||||||||||
| Spacecraft properties | |||||||||||||||
| Manufacturer | Spacemanic HiLASE VZLU AEROSPACE SkyFox Labs | ||||||||||||||
| Dry mass | 1.2 kilograms | ||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | 10x10x11.3 centimeters | ||||||||||||||
| Start of mission | |||||||||||||||
| Launch date | December 21, 2024, 11:34:24 UTC | ||||||||||||||
| Rocket | Falcon 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Contractor | SpaceX | ||||||||||||||
| Orbital parameters | |||||||||||||||
| Altitude | 500 – 600 kilometers | ||||||||||||||
| Inclination | 45.5 degrees | ||||||||||||||
| Period | 96 minutes | ||||||||||||||
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LASARsat (Laser-Assisted Satellite Reentry satellite) is a Czech scientific microsatellite, which was launched on 21 December 2024. The LASARsat mission is a continuation of the Czech high school team LASAR,[1] which won the Conrad Challenge, a global STEM competition held in Houston.[2][3] The satellite is designed to test the possibilities of using high-power lasers for traffic management in orbit and to help to solve the problem of space debris.[4][5][6] LASARsat is 1U specification CubeSat, with dimensions of 10×10×11.3 cm and total volume of 1000 cubic centimeters. The satellite was launched into a Low Earth orbit by SpaceX's Falcon 9 on the Bandwagon-2 mission.[7][8][9][10]
Payload
The satellite has control, energy and communication equipment on board, the latter being designed for amateur radio contact.[11] LASARsat is also carrying a small capsule with non-alcoholic Czech beer.[12]
Seven scientific instruments are on board LASARsat:[11]
- Photodiodes for measuring the laser's energy losses in Earth's atmosphere
- Series of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) for improving tracking accuracy
- Retroreflectors for reflecting the laser beam back to Earth's surface to allow its further study
- Langmuir probe for measuring changes in ionization upon laser's impact
- Earthcam, a camera for capturing the Earth's surface, on which the effects of the laser beam on optical sensors are tested
- Two dosimeters, one supplied by Czech Aerospace Research Centre and the other one by SkyFox Labs
References
- ↑ Hubálková, Pavla. "Čeští středoškoláci ohromili experty z NASA" (in cs). https://www.wired.cz/clanky/a-zkusili-jste-to-vypnout-a-zapnout-cesti-stredoskolaci-ohromili-experty-z-nasa.
- ↑ "Czech high school students win Conrad Challenge at NASA" (in en). 2024-04-28. https://english.radio.cz/czech-high-school-students-win-conrad-challenge-nasa-8815456.
- ↑ "Lasar x Vorkloster - Lasar". https://vorkloster-lasar.com/lasar.
- ↑ "Laser-Assisted Satellite Re-entry" (in en). https://wsa-global.org/winner/laser-satellite-recovery-lasar/.
- ↑ "LASARsat" (in en-GB). https://www.czechspaceportal.cz/en/databases/czech-national-register-of-space-objects/lasarsat/.
- ↑ "Czechia heads to space" (in en-US). https://www.hilase.cz/en/akce/czechia-heads-to-space/.
- ↑ Lentz, Danny (2024-12-20). "SpaceX launches Bandwagon-2 rideshare from Vandenberg" (in en-US). https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2024/12/bandwagon-2/.
- ↑ "LASARsat" (in en). https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/lasarsat.htm.
- ↑ Kulu, Erik. "LASARSat" (in en). https://www.nanosats.eu/sat/lasarsat.html.
- ↑ VZLU (2025-01-02). "The LASARsat satellite mission, which VZLU AEROSPACE participated in, was successfully launched into orbit" (in en-US). https://www.vzlu.cz/the-lasarsat-satellite-mission-which-vzlu-aerospace-participated-in-was-successfully-launched-into-orbit/?lang=en.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Čeští středoškoláci vypustí vlastní družici!" (in cs). 2024-09-02. https://kosmonautix.cz/2024/09/cesko-bude-mit-na-obezne-draze-dalsi-druzici/.
- ↑ "I pivo u svemir - Pivnica.net" (in hr). https://pivnica.net/i-pivo-u-svemir/16784/.
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