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HuskySat-1

HuskySat-1 is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand HuskySat-1 rather than just read about it. In short: HuskySat-1 (or OSCAR 107) is an artificial satellite designed at the University of Washington. It was launched by Cygnus NG-12 from Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Launch Pad 0 on Wallops Island, Virginia to low earth orbit on November 2, 2019.

Key takeaways

HuskySat-1 belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect HuskySat-1 to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of HuskySat-1 from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

HuskySat-1 (or OSCAR 107) is an artificial satellite designed at the University of Washington. It was launched by Cygnus NG-12 from Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Launch Pad 0 on Wallops Island, Virginia to low earth orbit on November 2, 2019. It is a CubeSat, and will demonstrate onboard plasma propulsion and high gain telemetry for low Earth orbit that would be a precursor for an attempt at a larger CubeSat designed for orbital insertion at the Moon. The satellite was designed by Husky Satellite Lab, a registered student group, in Johnson Hall, and was controlled from there using three antennae installed on the roof. A pulsed plasma thruster (PPT) provides propulsion. It is the first PPT to use sulfur as a fuel. Students at Raisbeck Aviation High School designed an onboard camera. The satellite will test an experimental 24 GHz data transmitter, after which it will become an amateur radio satellite operated by AMSAT. The high data rate will enable much more data to be transferred during the 9- to 15-minute time windows the satellite is visible from the control station. HuskySat is the first satellite designed by students in Washington state. The satellite decayed from orbit on 12 April 2023.

References

External links Husky Satellite Lab Current location of HuskySat-1 at AMSAT This article incorporates public domain material from NASA Announces Eighth Class of Candidates for Launch of CubeSat Space Missions. NASA. Retrieved 2019-11-04.

Illustrations

HuskySat-1: The slant in the waterfall is due to the Doppler shift of the signal as its elevation decreases at the end of its pass. — The slant in the waterfall is due to the Doppler shift of the signal as its elevation decreases at the end of its pass.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with HuskySat-1

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what HuskySat-1 claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to HuskySat-1 before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about HuskySat-1 ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of HuskySat-1

In research: HuskySat-1 appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses HuskySat-1 in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: HuskySat-1 is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Amateur radio satellites, CubeSats, Spacecraft launched in 2019, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for HuskySat-1 outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study HuskySat-1 in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what HuskySat-1 means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain HuskySat-1 out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is HuskySat-1 in simple terms?

Why does HuskySat-1 matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study HuskySat-1?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on HuskySat-1.