Design, Integration, Test, Launch and In-Orbit Test of NUS' First Nanosatellite – Galassia

Goh, Cher Hiang; Wei Han, Eugene EE, National Univ. of Singapore; Luo, Sha, National Univ. of Singapore; Nikicio, Ajie Nayaka, Singapore Institute for Neurotechnology; Feng, Dan, National Univ. of Singapore; Kumar, Harsh, National Univ. of Singapore; Ling, Alexander, Ctr. for Quantum Technologies

doi:10.1117/3.2618157.ch8

Book: The Nanosatellite Revolution: 30 Years and Continuing

Editor(s): Henry Helvajian; Siegfried W. Janson

Author(s): Cher Hiang Goh, Eugene EE Wei Han, Sha Luo, Ajie Nayaka Nikicio, Dan Feng, Harsh Kumar, Alexander Ling

Published: 2023

https://doi.org/10.1117/3.2618157.ch8

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Abstract

Galassia was successfully launched onboard the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) C-29 on December 16, 2015 (12:30:00 UTC or 20:30:00 Singapore time) into a near-equatorial orbit (NEqO) at 550 km altitude with a 15-deg inclination. Ground communication with Galassia was established in the following orbit (December 16, 2015, 22:18:00 Singapore time). Galassia remains operational until today and at the time of this writing it has survived way past its intended mission life of one year though the onboard SD card has partially failed.