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In 2011 mur.at will launch this satellite. [[http://interorbital.com|Interorbital Systems]] offers its [[http://interorbital.com/TubeSat_1.htm|TubeSat]] personal satellite kit for aprox. USD 8,600 (launch inclusive). The satellite will occupy a LEO for a couple of weeks before burning in the atmosphere on reentry. This is a SpaceArt project kindly supported by [[http://www.bmukk.gv.at/kunst/sektion/abt1.xml|BMUKK]]. In 2011 mur.at will launch its first satellite mursat1.
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Before mursat will be sent to its LEO (lower earth orbit) somewhen in 2011, it was already shown, in an [[Exhibition|exhibition]] taking place from December 3rd to 17th 2010 at [[http://esc.mur.at/|ESC im LABOR]], Graz. Until the end of the [[Exhibition|exhibition]], the satellite's functionality was more or less fixed. With an additional payload of only 200 grams, we have to focus on a certain range of possibilites. The main idea is to have public domain access to what we can perceive and realize in space.
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  * the ProjectDescription for background information and motivation to develop mursat.
  * The !TubeSatKit has finally arrived (see SpaceOdyssey2010 for more details).
[[http://interorbital.com|Interorbital Systems]] offers its [[http://interorbital.com/TubeSat_1.htm|TubeSat]] personal satellite kit for aprox. USD 8,600 (launch inclusive). The satellite will occupy a LEO for a couple of weeks before burning in the atmosphere on reentry. This is a SpaceArt project kindly supported by [[http://www.bmukk.gv.at/kunst/sektion/abt1.xml|BMUKK]].
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Before mursat will be sent to its LEO (lower earth orbit) somewhen in 2011, it has already been shown, in an [[Exhibition|exhibition]] taking place from December 3rd to 17th 2010 at [[http://esc.mur.at/|ESC im LABOR]], Graz. Until the end of the [[Exhibition|exhibition]], the satellite's functionality was more or less fixed. With an additional payload of only 200 grams, we have to focus on a certain range of possibilites.

 * the ProjectDescription for background information and motivation to develop mursat.
 * The !TubeSatKit has finally arrived (see SpaceOdyssey2010 for more details).

Find out about new and interesting stuff on our brand new [[http://sat.weblog.mur.at|Blog]]
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The team consists of about 15 people who come from different fields. The team consists of about 15 people who come from different fields; although we see all fields of knowledge overlapping, we have our specialties - rather comming from developing concepts for art and programming, hardware development, amateur radio, fm radio, sound and video, ... what we share, is our curiosity.
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Get to know the PeopleInvolved - artists, tech developers, supporters. 
Want to get involved? Contact us here!
Get to know the PeopleInvolved - artists, tech developers, supporters.

Want to get in touch? Contact us at sat AT mur DOT at!
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 * MeetingSchedule: dates for the upcomming meetings and minutes from the meetings held
 * the [[Exhibition|exhibition]]: what happened during the [[Exhibition|exhibition]] in december 2010.
 * [[wp/Balloon|balloon]] testflights: how to test some basic communication between the satellite and the ground
 * SpaceCenter: once mursat is launched into orbit, we are going to follow and accompany it on its travel.
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  * MeetingSchedule: the minutes from the meetings held and the update for the upcomming meetings
  * the [[Exhibition|exhibition]]: what happened during the [[Exhibition|exhibition]] in december 2010.
  * [[Balloon|balloon]] testflights: how to test some basic communication between the satellite and the ground
  * space center: once mursat flys into space, we are going to follow and accompany it on its travel.
== The Technology / Tech Development ==
View our presentation about mursat1, held at Grazer Linuxtage 2011:
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== the technology / tech development ==  * [[attachment:mursat1-linuxtag-Handout.pdf]]
 * [[attachment:mursat1-linuxtag.pdf]]
 * [[http://glt11-programm.linuxtage.at/events/11.de.html|EventLink]]

or the one held at Chaos Communication Camp 2011:
 * http://events.ccc.de/camp/2011/Fahrplan/events/4575.en.html
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  * hardware
  * software
  * usage ideas:
    * as many sensors as possible ()
    * orientation sensor (magnetic field)
    * Inertialsensor (movement)
    * Photoresistor ???
    * WebCam without IR filter!
    * radio scanner (what do you hear in space?)
    * drag an antenna? antenna pole for gravity gradient boom; exactly orthogonal to receiving
         direction ...
    * place a high power LED on satellite that blinks when orientation towards earth fits so - using long term exposure - one could
         get a pattern.
   * sending/receiving data via website (store and forward) should/will be possible
   * place a microphone on the satellite and record sound from space
   * place a speaker on the satellite and play sounds that people uploaded
The communication between mur.sat and earth will be solved via amateur radio frequencies. As the signals of mur.sat will only be available for very short time periods on one spot, we will need a dense global GroundStationNetwork of sender/receiver stations. The single station should catch and collect the signal snippets and transmit them via Internet (TCP/IP) to the mur.at SpaceCenter in Graz. The thereby originating art piece will be visible in the Graz space center and online; of course all data will be available online and for free, published under a fitting GNU public licence that will ensure access to durable open public data. After a few weeks - probably 3 to 6 - the satellite will burn up during its re-entry in the earth atmosphere.
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 * TechUpdate hard- and software satellite
 * [[Usage|usage]] hard- and software additional payload
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The communication between mur.sat and earth will be solved via 2.4GHz radio. As the signals of mur.sat will only be available for very short time periods on one spot, we will need a dense global GroundStationNetwork of sender/reciever stations. The single station should catch and collect the signal snippets and transmit them via Internet (TCP/IP) to the mur.at space center in Graz. The thereby originating art piece will be visible in the Graz space center and online; of course all data will be available online and for free, published under a fitting GNU public licence that will ensure access to durable open public data. After a few weeks - probably 6 to 8 - the satellite will burn up during its re-entry in the earth atmosphere. === Space-related Information ===
LEO Low Earth Orbit (see e.g. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_Earth_orbit|Wikipedia]] for more).
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=== LEO ===
Low Earth Orbit (see e.g. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_Earth_orbit|Wikipedia]] for more).
=== Workpackages ===
 * [[wp/TestEnvironment|Testenvironment]]
 * [[wp/SatelliteBaseInfrastracture|Satellite Base Infrastracture]]
 * Communication
  * [[wp/CommunicationRadio|Radio]]
  * [[wp/CommunicationProto|Logical Protocol]]
 * [[wp/SatelliteOS|Satellite OS]]
 * [[wp/Balloon|Balloon]]
 * [[http://sat.weblog.mur.at|Blog]]
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3~4 min per day visibility from Graz/Austria === Reading Material ===
Further ReadingMaterial can be found here. Currently only available for project members.
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== The Art ==
Here you find the SatArt we are thinking about. Sensors of all kinds, data sent up and down, and all published in the public domain.
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== the art ==
Here you find the SatArt we are thinking about.
Sensors of all kinds, data sent up and down, and all published in the public domain.
== A Timeline of Space Art ==
SpaceArtTimeline: A research in historical landmarks of Space Art, done by AndreaSodomka and NorbertMath. I put it here as Work in Progress - mostly in german, sorry :(
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== the ground station network ==
== The Ground Station Network ==
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== The Space Center ==
Once mursat is launched into orbit, we are going to follow and accompany it on its travel in our SpaceCenter.


== Satellite Listening and Sonifications ==
We start with a set of sessions round SatelliteListening in June 2011.<<BR>>
See also AugustWorklabNotes.
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Pending an idea for a better name, there is a GalleryPage now where you find pictures that don't fit anywhere else ;) We have a GalleryPage - our growing photo collection.
 

== mursat radio ==
possible topics: <<BR>>
a) sonifications <<BR>>
b) satellite listening <<BR>>
c) juridical and license questions (including ASA, ESA, UNOOSA, ...)<<BR>>
d) debris and sustainability<<BR>>
e) art<<BR>><<BR>>

timeline RadioProgramme


mur.sat - the mur.at satellite

In 2011 mur.at will launch its first satellite mursat1.

The main idea is to have public domain access to what we can perceive and realize in space.

Interorbital Systems offers its TubeSat personal satellite kit for aprox. USD 8,600 (launch inclusive). The satellite will occupy a LEO for a couple of weeks before burning in the atmosphere on reentry. This is a SpaceArt project kindly supported by BMUKK.

Before mursat will be sent to its LEO (lower earth orbit) somewhen in 2011, it has already been shown, in an exhibition taking place from December 3rd to 17th 2010 at ESC im LABOR, Graz. Until the end of the exhibition, the satellite's functionality was more or less fixed. With an additional payload of only 200 grams, we have to focus on a certain range of possibilites.

Find out about new and interesting stuff on our brand new Blog

The People Involved

The team consists of about 15 people who come from different fields; although we see all fields of knowledge overlapping, we have our specialties - rather comming from developing concepts for art and programming, hardware development, amateur radio, fm radio, sound and video, ... what we share, is our curiosity.

Get to know the PeopleInvolved - artists, tech developers, supporters.

Want to get in touch? Contact us at sat AT mur DOT at!

The Actions

  • MeetingSchedule: dates for the upcomming meetings and minutes from the meetings held

  • the exhibition: what happened during the exhibition in december 2010.

  • balloon testflights: how to test some basic communication between the satellite and the ground

  • SpaceCenter: once mursat is launched into orbit, we are going to follow and accompany it on its travel.

The Technology / Tech Development

View our presentation about mursat1, held at Grazer Linuxtage 2011:

or the one held at Chaos Communication Camp 2011:

Hardware / Software / Usage Ideas

The communication between mur.sat and earth will be solved via amateur radio frequencies. As the signals of mur.sat will only be available for very short time periods on one spot, we will need a dense global GroundStationNetwork of sender/receiver stations. The single station should catch and collect the signal snippets and transmit them via Internet (TCP/IP) to the mur.at SpaceCenter in Graz. The thereby originating art piece will be visible in the Graz space center and online; of course all data will be available online and for free, published under a fitting GNU public licence that will ensure access to durable open public data. After a few weeks - probably 3 to 6 - the satellite will burn up during its re-entry in the earth atmosphere.

  • TechUpdate hard- and software satellite

  • usage hard- and software additional payload

LEO Low Earth Orbit (see e.g. Wikipedia for more).

Workpackages

Reading Material

Further ReadingMaterial can be found here. Currently only available for project members.

The Art

Here you find the SatArt we are thinking about. Sensors of all kinds, data sent up and down, and all published in the public domain.

A Timeline of Space Art

SpaceArtTimeline: A research in historical landmarks of Space Art, done by AndreaSodomka and NorbertMath. I put it here as Work in Progress - mostly in german, sorry :(

The Ground Station Network

There will be an GroundStationNetwork of people around the world that will follow mur.sat on its mission. Please consider our OpenInvitation to participate!

The Space Center

Once mursat is launched into orbit, we are going to follow and accompany it on its travel in our SpaceCenter.

Satellite Listening and Sonifications

We start with a set of sessions round SatelliteListening in June 2011.
See also AugustWorklabNotes.

We have a GalleryPage - our growing photo collection.

mursat radio

possible topics:
a) sonifications
b) satellite listening
c) juridical and license questions (including ASA, ESA, UNOOSA, ...)
d) debris and sustainability
e) art

timeline RadioProgramme

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