NittanySat Final Report for University Nanosatellite-5 Program

Abstract

The NittanySat team has completed the Flight Competition Review (FCR), which marks the culmination of the 2-year development of a prototype of a nanosatellite as part of the University NanoSat-5 Program. At this review, entries from ten universities were judged on their mission relevance and payload readiness. From the over 60 students on the NittanySat team, seven students attended the FCR, which was held outside of Kirtland Air Force Base. NittanySat was not selected for flight; however, the students learned the hands-on and practical design techniques for the development of a nanosatellite. The NittanySat mission was to investigate the high-latitude D-region of the ionosphere and its effects on radio frequency communications. The D-region variability would have been studied by measuring radio wave absorption and scintillation caused by the enhanced ionization from energetic particles and plasma irregular.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 12, 2009
Accession Number
ADA513016

Entities

People

  • Adam C. Escobar
  • Robert M. Capuro
  • Sven G. Bilen

Organizations

  • Pennsylvania State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Detectors
  • Doppler Effect
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Environment
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • High Latitudes
  • Ionosphere
  • Nanosatellites
  • Operating Systems
  • Radiation
  • Radio Frequency
  • Radio Waves
  • Solar Energy
  • Spacecraft
  • Students

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Research.
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Space