The Argentine satellite ATENEA reached a milestone in national space development by managing to communicate 70,000 kilometers from Earth, an unprecedented distance for an object created in the country.
The microsatellite was released hours after launch and autonomously activated its systems. At that moment, its on-board computer turned on and stabilization maneuvers began.
The first contact was recorded at 00:58 on Thursday, April 2just seconds after the separation. The satellite was already more than 40,000 kilometers away. The signal was received even earlier than expected, which marked a successful start to the mission.
As the hours pass, ATENEA continued to move away until reaching 70,000 kilometerswhere he managed to maintain communication. The seasons of the National Commission for Space Activities in Córdoba and Tierra del Fuego They caught the signals.
The achievement confirms the capacity of Argentine infrastructure to sustain links in deep space. Besides, has the participation of the National University of La Plata in the development of the project.
“The mere fact of having received a data packet indicates that the communication worked successfully,” he explained. Luis Lopezresponsible for the development of the ground segment. Furthermore, he highlighted that the satellite became the Argentine object that managed to communicate from the greatest distance reached so far.
Since its activation, the nanosatellite began to send key information about its operation. Transmitted data includes telemetry parameters such as battery charging, voltages, currents, temperatures and orientation with respect to the Sunin addition to the status of the experiments on board.
Currently, technical teams are analyzing this information to evaluate the performance of the systems under demanding conditions. During the coming weeks, the study of the quality of communications and the general behavior of the satellite.
ATENEA is a 12U CubeSat measuring 20 x 20 x 30 centimetersdesigned and built in the country with the objective of validating long-distance communication technologies. The project also made it possible to articulate the work of scientific organizations and universities, including the National University of La Platawhich was part of the technological development.
With this advance, the satellite marks a before and after for Argentine space technology and demonstrate the country’s ability to maintain stable communications over unprecedented distances.
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