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PTLS [AFIT]
The PTLS (Persistent TT&C using LEO Satcom) is a 3U-CubeSat picosatellite built by the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) to test communications with a CubeSat via the Iridium network.
The PTLS mission uses an Iridium 9602 Short Burst Data (SBD) transceiver to conduct experiments to measure systems ability to:
- Report on-orbit events in near real-time;
- Command a satellite anytime, anywhere;
- Receive telemetry and science data in near real-time.
| Nation: | USA |
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| Type / Application: | Technology test |
| Operator: | Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) |
| Contractors: | Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) |
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| Configuration: | CubeSat (4U) |
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| Power: | 4 deployable fixed solar arrays, solar cells, batteries |
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| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| PTLS | - | with ? |
