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FedSat (Australia's 'Federation Satellite'; sometimes FedSat 1; COSPAR 2002-056B, SATCAT 27598) was an Australian scientific research satellite launched from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan by a NASDA H-IIA launch vehicle [1] [2] [3] on 14 December 2002 (NASDA is now merged with JAXA). The satellite was developed by the Cooperative Research Centre for Satellite Systems, [4] [5] a cooperative made up of several universities, commercial organisations and government bodies. The ground station was at the Institute for Telecommunications Research, part of the University of South Australia, near Adelaide. Since 2005 it was operated by the Australian Department of Defence. [6] [7]

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Payloads

The satellite had six payloads, as given below:

The satellite platform, comprising the structural/thermal components, power system, attitude control system, onboard computer and groundlink, was originally developed in the United Kingdom by Space Innovations Limited. It was later completed along with integration of payloads in Canberra, Australia.

Declared Dead

The spacecraft's battery failed in May 2007 and the mission has been terminated, after lasting 18 months longer than expected. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "NASA - NSSDC - Spacecraft - Details". Nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "FedSat - Summary". Spaceandtech.com. 14 December 2002. Archived from the original on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "FedSat 1". Space.skyrocket.de. 14 December 2002. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  4. ↑ Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, Vol. 13, No. 1-4, Page 271, Proceedings of the Tenth International Symposium on Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics - Part 1, Proceedings of the Tenth International Symposium on Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics ISEM-Tokyo, Takagi T., ISBN   1-58603-330-1, ISBN   978-1-58603-330-9
  5. ↑ "CRCSS reference site". Harveycohen.net. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  6. ↑ Australian Government, Department of Defence (23 December 2005). "Defence To Manage Fedsat Satellite - 23 December 2005". Defence.gov.au. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  7. ↑ Australian Government, Department of Defence. "Defence Department Media Releases for Fedsat - 19 September 2007". Defence.gov.au. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "Adaptive Data Analysis and Processing Technology (ADAPT) for Spacecraft" . Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  9. ↑ "GPS studies of Southern Pacific". Harveycohen.net. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  10. ↑ "FedSat Declared Dead - Sydney Morning Herald Article, 28 September 2008". Smh.com.au. 28 September 2007. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
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