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Spring has arrived
Apr 2012 08

Spring has arrived

Spring has set in on-board Masat-1 and at our ground station as well. From the 5th of April, Masat-1 enjoys continuous illumination, resulting in a steady rise of the internal average temperature, now at 25°Celsius. Spring has brought excellent weather to the ground station, with occasional thunders...
Life still goes on at the Masat-1 ground station
Apr 2012 02

Life still goes on at the Masat-1 ground station

The Masat-1 ground station is still buzzing; there is no time to rest. Lately, fresher and junior student circles started visiting the ground station. During their visit, they get an insight to the operation of the station and also to the development process of the satellite. Masat-1 spends 25 minut...
Identifying Masat-1 among NORAD objects with Doppler shift examination
Mar 2012 26

Identifying Masat-1 among NORAD objects with Doppler shift examination

To receive Masat-1, the location and timing of it’s appearance must be known. The location and timing is not easy to determine, as the satellite is a 10 cm cube orbiting 300-1400 km from the Earth’s surface. The task is the following: to determine the orbit of our satellite. The task is ...
Masat-1 in good shape
Mar 2012 26

Masat-1 in good shape

We still enthusiastically track each pass of the satellite. On the 21st of March we have downloaded two images altogether with some results of a long-term measurement required for the set-up of the Attitude Determination and Control System (ADCS). Masat-1 is all OK. The “darkest” day has...
The Hungarian Prime Minister’s congratulatory letter to our team
Mar 2012 23

The Hungarian Prime Minister’s congratulatory letter to our team

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán congratulated on the team’s successes in his letter to our team leader, András Gschwindt on 8 March 2012. As our readers might recall, March 8 also happens to be the day when Masat-1 made its first space photos of the Earth. Therefore, this day has an even great...