Emerald: University Built Satellite Extending Communications Experimentation for the Amateur Community

摘要

The Emerald microsatellite being built by The Emerald program is two satellites of thestudents at Stanford and Santa Clara UniverUniversityNanosat Program being sponsoredsity is the next generation of university satelinthe T echsat 21 program by the Air Forcelites that will provide a potential model of Office of Space Research and the Defensecommunications for amateur satellite operator Advanced Research Projects Agency. Theand user enthusiasts. The Emerald microsatUniversityNanosat Program funds are proellites,18" hexagonal in diameter, 12" high viding universities the opportunity to build tenand weighing less than 20kg will provide the nanosatellites in two years and a launch infirst opportunity for amateur radio operators to 2002.experiment with two formation flying satellitesthat have a radio cross-link capability. It This paper will describe the Emerald missionalso carries a compliment of other payloads in detail and the proposed payloads that can bethat will be of interest to both the science and used by the amateur radio community.