Learning outcomes
In the basic satellite operation course, students are trained in the operation of TU Berlin satellites. With successful completion of the
After the final examination, they receive a license to operate satellites independently under supervision and within the framework of the regulations Possibilities.
Teaching content
• Basic orbit mechanics and orbit propagation (“Why do the satellites come to Berlin when and for how long?”)
• Redundancy as a guiding principle for the safe development of space systems
• Basics of amateur radio
• Overview of the BEESAT-2 and -4 satellites and their subsystems
• Ground station architecture of the TU Berlin and its radio link
• Telecommand and telemetry structure of BEESATs
• Introduction to the operating programs TM-Viewer, TC-Control and TM-Analyzer and support software (gpredict and others.)
• Basic operating procedures (“NOP”, telemetry and image download, reset)
• Complex operational procedures (commanders, imaging, attitude control and GPS experiments)