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GAUSS at the International Workshop on Lean Satellite Standardization 2017 in Japan

By Riccardo Di Roberto17 January 2017Dissemination, launch service, workshop

Nowadays small-sized satellites see their demand increase significantly and its market grow fast. GAUSS Srl, in its role of expert in the small satellites industry, is attending from January 16 to January 18, 2017 the International Workshop on Lean Satellite Standardization 2017. The Workshop, held at the Kikai Shinko Kaikan of Tokyo (Japan) is organized by Kyushu Institute of Technology and Japan Space Systems, […]

TuPOD deployed by ISS astronauts

By Riccardo Di Roberto16 January 2017CubeSats, News, Satellitesnews, satellites, TuPOD, TuPOD; CubeSats; launch services

The TuPOD has officially been deployed by the astronauts of the “Kibo” Experiment Module of the ISS on January 16, 2017 at 10:50GMT, as scheduled. The astronauts manually set the launch of six small satellites that were transported to the ISS aboard the spacecraft “KOUNOTORI-6” last month, including the TuPOD. The astronauts accomplished the task using […]

TuPOD deployment date confirmed

By Riccardo Di Roberto13 January 2017CubeSats, News, Satellitesnews, satellites, TuPOD

The ultimate step of the TuPOD‘s itinerary is fast approaching: the date of its deployment from the International Space Station (ISS) is set for January 16 (Monday), 2017, at 10:50 GMT (19:50 JST). The astronauts of the Japanese Experiment Module “KIBO” (JEM) will deploy the satellite that was carried aboard the spacecraft HTV-6. The TuPOD reached the ISS on […]

TuPOD reached the International Space Station

By Riccardo Di Roberto16 December 2016CubeSats, News, Satellitesnews, Satellite, TuPOD

Four days after the successful launch of the H-2B rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center (Japan), as planned, the TuPOD safely arrived at the International Space Station (ISS), on-board the HTV-6 supply ship. In fact, the HTV-6 docking went along on schedule: on Tuesday December 13, at 10:39 a.m. (GMT), “KOUNOTORI6” was captured by the ISS’ robotic arm (Canadarm-2, 17.6 meters-long) […]

TuPOD successfully launched

By Riccardo Di Roberto9 December 2016CubeSats, SatellitesTuPOD; CubeSats; launch services

Update: The TuPOD will be released in January 2017 (exact date yet to be set). The first launch into Space ever of the TuPOD took place today December 9, 2016, at 13:26:47GMT, from the Yoshinobu Launch Complex, Tanegashima Space Center, in Japan. The TuPOD is a 3U CubeSat satellite that works at the same time as a deployer […]

Comunicato Stampa – Press Release – TuPOD ready for Launch – 5 Dicembre 2016

By Riccardo Di Roberto6 December 2016CubeSats, Press Release, SatellitesCubeSats, Press, TuPOD

Here below you may download the Press Release (in English and in Italian) on the TuPOD satellite/deployer launch, scheduled for December 9 2016, 1:26 PM (GMT) from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan, headed to the International Space Station. English: Italian:

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