The second Romanian satellite built by students will be launched by Space X in November aboard a Falcon 9 rocket
The second Romanian satellite, built by five students from the Bucharest International Computer Science High School, has passed tests and will be launched by SpaceX in November aboard a Falcon 9 rocket.
"Five students from the Bucharest International Computer Science High School are sending into orbit the second satellite in the Romanian Orbital Mission series. ROM-3, the second achievement of the RomSpace team, is in its final procedures. Mechanical and electrical tests were successfully completed in the laboratories of Alba Orbital in Glasgow, United Kingdom. The picosatellite, named Space Starling, is ready for flight and is scheduled to be installed on the rocket in October", a press release stated.
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ROM-3 is a rectangular parallelepiped with dimensions of 5x5x10 centimeters, a larger version of its predecessor, ROM-2. It is equipped with more advanced, complex technology, including a 5-megapixel camera. Its mission is to collect space data about the Earth's crust, and the data will be received through the international network of radio amateurs.
The satellite is scheduled to launch in November from Vandenberg, California, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
The satellite will orbit Earth at an altitude of 550 km, at a speed of 28,000 km/h, circling the planet 15 times every 24 hours, passing over Romania twice a day, and transmitting on a frequency of 436.235 MHz, with the call sign YP3R.
The team of students consists of Filip Buşcu, Alexandru Luchianov, Alexandru Unteşu, David Ghiberdic and Alexandru Peticaru.
