%% AO-40 Launch Integration, How I Spent My Summer Vacation %% Copyright 2001 Bdale Garbee %% %% Presented to the Pikes Peak Radio Amateur Association, 9 May 2001 %% %% %% Abstract: %% Porting Linux to a new CPU architecture is an interesting mix of %% exasperation and the joy of discovery. To deliver a complete %% distribution requires effort in each of the kernel, toolchain, and %% application development spaces. This talk will provide an %% overview of the process, then compare and contrast Debian's %% ongoing efforts with PA-RISC and IA-64. Along the way, %% unique tools and processes Debian uses to maintain more %% actively supported architectures than any other Linux %% distribution will be explored. %% %% %% Define the fonts we will use %% %deffont "standard" tfont "Arial.ttf" %deffont "typewriter" tfont "Times_New_Roman.ttf" %deffont "fixed" xfont "terminal" %% %% Default settings for special lines %% %%%default 1 leftfill, fore "black", back "white", bimage "background.bmp" %default 1 leftfill, fore "black", back "white" %default 2 size 7, vgap 10, prefix " ", font "standard" %default 3 size 2, bar "gray70", vgap 10 %default 4 size 5, vgap 30, font "standard" %% %% Default settings for indented lines %% %tab 1 size 5, vgap 40, prefix " ", icon box "green" 50 %tab 2 size 4, vgap 40, prefix " ", icon arc "red" 50 %tab 3 size 3, vgap 40, prefix " ", icon delta3 "blue" 40 %% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %page %%%nodefault, font "standard", fore "black", back "white", bimage "background.bmp" %nodefault, font "standard", fore "black", back "white" %center AO-40 Launch Integration %size 8 "How I Spent My Summer Vacation" %size 6 Bdale Garbee, KB0G %size 5 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %page Overview What are AMSAT and AO-40? Getting to Orbit Current Status How You Can Participate! What's Coming Next %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %page What are AMSAT and AO-40? AMSAT is a non-profit organization that builds and launches amateur satellites. AMSAT-NA is the North American organization, other countries have AMSAT-DL, AMSAT-UK, JAMSAT, etc. AO-40 is the satellite formerly known as "Phase 3D" the 40'th amateur satellite to successfully achieve orbit. a communications system for amateur radio operators, and a platform for scientific experiments. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %page Getting to Orbit Launched 15 November 2000 on an Ariane 5 from French Guiana with PAS-1R and two STRV research microsatellites. The heaviest amateur satellite ever, the largest total mass ever taken to GTO, and a magnificent orbital insertion by Arianespace. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %page Current Status Primary propulsion system "events" mean we will never get to our intended orbit, but where we are is pretty good. Arcjet tests coming soon. V and U transmitters apparently failed, as did all the omni antennas. V, U, and L receivers are known to work. S1 and S2 transmitters are known to work. Higher microwave bands are untested at this time. RUDAK is up and running, and testing is underway. Experiments that RUDAK communicates with (SCOPE, CEDEX, MONITOR) remain mostly untested. Spin stabilized. Magnetorquing works, reaction wheels untested. Limited transponder use is currently allowed, U/L -> S. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %page How You Can Participate! Acquire an S-band downconverter and antenna, IF receiver, and a PC with sound card and help acquire telemetry from the IHU! If you have U or L uplink capability, you can try some DX! Join AMSAT and help sponsor the ongoing operational costs for AO-40, and help fund our next project! %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %page What's Coming Next More testing, orbital maneuvers, and final AO-40 operational status. MOST from U Toronto, AMSAT is helping and providing a LEAST module. Phase-3 Lite. Next project meeting will be in mid July, many activities underway. Dayton AMSAT Forum and Booth, Annual Meeting in October near Atlanta. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %page For More Info %center %size 10 http://www.amsat.org/ http://www.amsat-dl.org/