ALSAT#1 @ Nanosats Database

Name	ALSAT#1
Type	CubeSat
Units or mass	1U
Status	not launched, expected in 2023
Organisation	ADAA (Associazione per la Divulgazione Astronomica e Astronautica)
Institution	Non-profit
Entity	Academic / Education
Nation	Italy
Launch brokerer	Nanoracks
Oneliner	ArduinoSiPM as main payload to monitor the cosmic radiation in LEO.
Description	ArduinoSiPM as main payload when placed in orbit, which allows to monitor the cosmic radiation in Low Earth Orbit by using a Silicon PhotoMultipliers (SiPM) coupled to a sparkling crystal. SiPM (Silicon PhotoMultipliers) can be coupled with a scintillator crystal to build efficient, small and solid radiation detector [2]. When particles are detected, it becomes a cosmic particles detector. Developed by INFN (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare), Rome, with "Arduino DUE" card, ArduSiPM uses a Hardware/Software board that has as its processor a SAM3XE microcontroller from Microchip Technology, with ARM® Cortex™ -M3 core, and a custom board that contains electronics that can monitor, set and capture sensor signals.
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