SumbandilaSat: What went wrong?

[tinman]

What went wrong with SumbandilaSat?

In early June for an unknown reason, the primary controller on the power distribution unit powering the on board computer stopped responding to commands from the ground station.

 

[PPJ]

Wonder how many other devices down here and up there were also affected by the "radiation envent" I think these guys are doing just great.

 

[Beri]

ok..... now i can get some sleep

 

[LeonP]

Must be a very important satellite, but I don't recall ever hearing of it!

 

[OomD]

Hell I would love to be involved in the development of these thing's firmware!

 

[rbarryza]

Hell I would love to be involved in the development of these thing's firmware!

Well, send your CV to Sunspace. They're not hiring at the moment, but might be in a few months.

 

[Creag]

Nice work by Sunspace

The link in the below paragraph below goes to an Oracle article in March 2010?

In early June for an unknown reason (but probably related to a major radiation event on 7 June 2011), the primary controller on the power distribution unit (PDU) powering the on board computer (OBC) stopped responding to commands from the ground station.

http://mybroadband.co.za/news/general/www.space.com/11919-solar-flare-june-7-solar-weather-coronal-mass-ejections.html

 

[Knersus]

That's some next level engineering. Nice one guys.

 

[ThinkCentre]

Great! Now what does satellite have to do with mother nature?

 

[Skerminkel]

Must be a very important satellite, but I don't recall ever hearing of it!

What to do with ignorance? Post it on an interwebs for the world to read!
Google: "Sumbandilasat" or "sunspace"

 

[snobee]

What to do with ignorance? Post it on an interwebs for the world to read!
Google: "Sumbandilasat" or "sunspace"

I think you missed the point in your enthusiasm to point out the normal "use google" route. LeonP, including me, have not heard of the satellite until now, doesn't mean we don't know how to google it.

 

[dabbler]

Just SSH into the thing!!!

 

[Skerminkel]

I think you missed the point in your enthusiasm to point out the normal "use google" route. LeonP, including me, have not heard of the satellite until now, doesn't mean we don't know how to google it.

I was disappointed that not everyone with even the slightest interest in communications technology in SA know about the excellent work these guys are doing.
So, no insult intended, only some ridicule!

 

[Asterix_T]

Yes, been on the news, on this website, TV and some. I have followed them from the Sunspace days. Well done to the guys down in Stellenbosch.