The
satellite was prepared by the Research and Testing Institute of Aeronautics in
Prague and is the second generation of VZLUSAT nanosatellites. The satellite
has been successfully integrated into the satellite separator at Spaceflight
and was awaiting launch.
A
commentary broadcast of the launch can be watched online from 15:50.
VZLUSAT-2
is the most technologically advanced Czech satellite, containing a pair of
Earth observation cameras, X-ray optics and detectors, a Gamma-ray burst
detector, and detectors for degassing water vapour from the satellite's
materials. To support these experiments, it is equipped with a precision GPS
receiver and a three-axis stabilization system with reaction wheels. The second
satellite from the Letňany Institute will fly as part of the Transporter 3
mission on SpaceX's Falcon 9 launcher.
As with its
predecessor, VZLUSAT-1, the satellite will again be commanded by the staff of
the University of West Bohemia from its own ground station located on the roof
of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering. The project was supported by the
Technology Agency of the Czech Republic and the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Jiří Masopust, Faculty of Applied Sciences (on left), Ivo Veřtát, Faculty of Electrical Engineering.
Faculty of Electrical Engineering |
Iveta Pangrácová |
13. 01. 2022 |