10 February 2017

Sasit Chuasomboon Learning Center for Earth Science and Astronomy

CubeSat Observation Mission

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Contents

• LESA Overview and Missions

• CubeSat Observation in Japan • Visit JAXA Tsukuba Space Center • Visit ISSL (Intelligence Space System Laboratory) University of Tokyo • Visit UNISEC (University Space Engineering Consortium) office, Tokyo • Visit Nihon University

• CubeSat Observation in Thailand (visit KMUTNB)

• Future Activities

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LESA Overview

• LESA = Learning Center for Earth Science and Astronomy

• Established in 2004

• Supported by Thailand Research Fund, Ministry of Digital Economy and Society

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LESA Missions • Primary Mission

• Teaching Astronomy to Thai students

• Near Earth Objects (NEOs) Observation cooperating with

Asia – Pacific Asteroid Observation Network (APAON), JAXA

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0.7 m Telescope

Thai National Observatory

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LESA Missions • Secondary Mission

• CubeSat 1U -> LesaSat 1 (Plan to be launched by KIBO)

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Visit JAXA Tsukuba Space Center

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Meeting with Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Mission Operation and Integration Center

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Visit ISSL Tokyo University

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Meeting with Professor Nakasuka and Mr.Obata

Professor Nakasuka Shinichi Mr. OBATA Toshihiro

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• Joining Data Stored and Forward Satellite Network

Information A Information B Information A+B

Fixed sensors

Moving sensors

Ground Station

Application areas: disaster prediction, water level/quality monitoring, forest/agriculture data

acquisition, sea information collection, environmental data acquisition, etc.

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Weak Signal Receiver for Data Collection Capability (ISSL lab)

Item Specification

bit rate 100 bps, maximum 8 channels in parallel

Transmission duration < 300 sec

Transmission power from ground 20 mW

Frequency band 920 MHz (no license of usage is required if using 20mW power)

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Clean room UHF/VHF GS antenna

S-Band GS antenna Antenna Rotator Control

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Visit UNISEC Office

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CanSat HeptaSat

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Visit Nihon University

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Clean room

UHF/VHF GS antenna

Vacuum chamber

Antenna Rotator Control

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Visit KMUTNB

KnackSat

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Future Activities

• Fund rising for LesaSat 1

• Join Data Stored and Forward Network

• Support to establish UNISEC Thailand

• Arranging CanSat Competition in Thailand

• Training Junior CanSat Team for joining APRSAF competition

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Thank you for your attention