Satellite successfully launches into space
Following the successful launch of WUSAT-2 satellite earlier this month, Harwin is delighted to congratulate Warwick University. The student-run project, which built and launched a small 10x10x10cm CubeSat satellite into space, relies on high-reliability, miniature connectors from Harwin to provide the vital interconnect used in experimental equipment carried by the satellite.
Overseen by the ESA and launched from the Swedish Space Centre as part of the joint German Aerospace Center (DLR) and Swedish National Space Board (SNSB) REXUS/BEXUS programme, the mission, according to Dr William Crofts, Director of Warwick Satellite Programme at the University of Warwick, went very smoothly. “The launch was almost on time, the nose-cone deployed exactly on time, the satellite ejected, the comms system powered up, and we received data signals at our ground station.”
He continues: “This is the first time that data has been successfully transmitted and received from an ESA/Rexus launched unit on re-entry - an amazing achievement. We have a lot of data now to be analysed, and we are hoping to estimate the speed of the satellite via the Doppler shift of the radio signals.”
Harwin’s Datamate, Gecko and M300 high-reliability connector systems are designed to withstand the severe shock and vibration and temperature conditions experienced by satellites on launch and during deployment. They are also suitable for other demanding applications such as commercial and defence aerospace, oil and gas exploration, robotics, UAVs, motor sport, military vehicles and other mission-critical projects. Harwin sponsors many diverse university projects worldwide.
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