PQ-Gemini++ Mini CubeSats

It looks like satellites will be getting even smaller with a plan to launch four 2 inch (5 cm) Amateur Radio CubeSats in October 2010.

The IARU Satellite Frequency co-ordination page says:

PQ-Gemini++ - A proposal for four 2 inch cubesats each having a mass of 120gms and carrying the following experiments: Magnetic Torque despin and attitude stabilization.

Record Magnetic Induction Proximity Tracking data.Phase Lock 300 Baud Data stream of satellite group and Phase Lock RF with mathematical offsets. Optically verify Attitude Control. Monitor Deorbit Drag deployment. Student Experiments = TBD

Proposing to use simplex UHF frequencies with 300Bd BPSK telemetry and 300Hz FSK beacon both with 10mW output to a monopole. Commanding would also be on UHF. 700km sun synchronous orbit with launch in late October 2010 by Dnepr from Yasny Russia.

PQ-Gemini++ on IARU Frequency Coordination Page
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/
formal_detail.asp?serial=172

Micro-Space "PQ-Gemini++" Satellites Manifested for Orbital Flight October 29, 2010
http://www.googlelunarxprize.org/lunar/teams/
micro-space/blog/micro-space-pq-gemini-satellites-
manifested-for-orbital-flight-october-

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