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Solar panels help Korean mini-satellite

time2013/04/26

According to the website of the British "Daily Telegraph" reported that this small satellite called named OpenSat a total cost of 500,000 won (about $ 440), it weighs only 1 kg, volume of 10 cubic centimeters, Song Haojun spent nearly six years, the manufacture of the satellite, the purpose of this initiative is to inspire people to strive to achieve their dreams.

Korea homemade mini satellite launched soon Manufacturing satellite than manufacturing a phone much harder, "said," I believe in the help of the Internet and social networking platform, not only to create satellite, also can manufacture anything, I just choose to manufacture satellite, 34-year-old Song Haojun to the symbolic prove it. "Song Haojun in college majoring in mechanical engineering, so often in their own works of art technological factors.

He once called the "Apple" works, made use of a lit light bulb. When rushed it to take pictures of the audience open the camera flash, the light bulb lights color will change from green to red. After internship in a private satellite company, Song Haojun the idea of ??"open own satellite era". Subsequently, he try to get in touch with Slovenia, Paris and other places in space professionals. And effectiveness in colleges and universities, large corporations or the military staff, I work alone, so they are willing to communicate with me, to give me a lot of information. "

In order to manufacture the satellite, Song Haojun spent nearly six years to gather the relevant information and the production of materials, including reading academic papers, online purchase of electronic components, in addition to in order to buy the right parts, he traveled the streets of Seoul Electronic shops. In order to realize their plans, Song Haojun run a small electronics business, but the manufacture of satellite capital mainly from his parents. For a long time, a lot of universities and research institutions are working on to create an ad of their own personal satellite. Song Haojun said that his OpenSat the world's first truly personal solely invested and the design and manufacture of satellites, it can transmit the work status of the battery, temperature, speed of the solar panels can also be radio operator liaise well-functioning, it can take advantage of the LED display lights used Morse code to transmit information at a specific time and place. In planned, OpenSat will in December this year, along with another satellite at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for launch.