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Advances in the UCHSat-1 Nanosatellite: Design and Simulation

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In 2015, at the Image Processing Research Laboratory (INTI-Lab) of the Universidad de Ciencias y Humanidades, one proposed the INCA programme (Research Programme on Aerospace Sciences). As a part of this programme, the design of a nanosatellite was included. Although the progress was plodding, after 3 years one wants to show these advances. One of the main limitations to have access to space, especially for developing countries, is the high cost of missions. In this sense, in the present work, we propose the use of commercial electric, electronic and electromechanical (EEE) devices, these being more economical than those for military use. UCHSat-1 nanosatellite advances are mainly at the simulation level. It is a CubeSat of 3 units that can be simulated with the help of the beeApp tool of Open Cosmos. Likewise, the nanosatellite modules are being implemented as a function of Arduino. The obtained results show, at least in the first instance, the feasibility of the use of Arduino for the implementation of the different nanosatellite modules.

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The authors wish to thank Open Cosmos (https://www.open-cosmos.com/) for allowing the use of its beeApp tool. It was possible thanks to the agreement signed between Open Cosmos and the Universidad de Ciencias y Humanidades.

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  1. Image Processing Research Laboratory (INTI-Lab), Universidad de Ciencias y Humanidades, Av. Universitaria 5175, Los Olivos, Lima, Peru

    Avid Roman-Gonzalez, Antony E. Quiroz-Olivares & Natalia I. Vargas-Cuentas

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Appendix A: Details of 3 Passes Over the Ground Station of Panama

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Appendix B: Details of 4 Passes Over the Ground Station of Santiago de Chile

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Roman-Gonzalez, A., Quiroz-Olivares, A.E. & Vargas-Cuentas, N.I. Advances in the UCHSat-1 Nanosatellite: Design and Simulation. Adv. Astronaut. Sci. Technol. 3, 65–74 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42423-020-00054-1

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