UK scientists are preparing to send the world's first smartphone satellite into orbit.
The satellite, called STRaND-1 (the Surrey Training, Research and Nanosatellite Demonstrator), was jointly developed by the University of Surrey’s Surrey Space Centre (SSC) and Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL).
STRaND-1, a 30cm CubeSat weighing 4.3kg, will launch into a 785km sun-synchronous orbit on ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) from Sriharikota, India.
It will also be the first UK CubeSat to be launched and has been developed by space engineers and researchers at Surrey with the majority of the design and developmental work being carried out in their spare time.
The build and test phase of the project has been completed in just three months.
At the heart of STRaND-1 is a Google Nexus One smartphone with an Android operating system.
Smartphone satellite to be launched into space - E & T Magazine
The satellite, called STRaND-1 (the Surrey Training, Research and Nanosatellite Demonstrator), was jointly developed by the University of Surrey’s Surrey Space Centre (SSC) and Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL).
STRaND-1, a 30cm CubeSat weighing 4.3kg, will launch into a 785km sun-synchronous orbit on ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) from Sriharikota, India.
It will also be the first UK CubeSat to be launched and has been developed by space engineers and researchers at Surrey with the majority of the design and developmental work being carried out in their spare time.
The build and test phase of the project has been completed in just three months.
At the heart of STRaND-1 is a Google Nexus One smartphone with an Android operating system.
Smartphone satellite to be launched into space - E & T Magazine