Eye diagram for ICARUS Space Segment

Published by Max Planck Institute on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 23:07

During the ICARUS space segment test on May 17, 2012, the TZR technical team achieved a perfect PN code lock between the ground support equipment (prototype animal tag) and the space transceiver on board the Cessna 172. The right monitor displays a perfect eye diagram.

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Field tests for ICARUS Space Segment (May 17, 2012)

Published by Max Planck Institute on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 23:00

The prototype ICARUS space segment was tested in a plane flight on May 17, 2012 at EDTD air field. The tests showed that the prototype space transceiver and the ground support equipment ('animal tags') were working as expected and fully functional.
From left to right: Cessna 'Spririt of MaxCine'; Lutz Dittrich (STI Spacetech Intl.); Joern auf dem Kampe (Geo Germany); Felix Huber (Steinbeis Transfer Center for Space and GSOC/DLR); Viola Eulitz (Steinbeis Transfer Center for Space)

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About ICARUS

Published by admin on Wed, 11/16/2011 - 09:14

International Cooperation for Animal Research Using Space
ICARUS' mission is to work towards establishing a remote sensing platform for scientists world-wide that  track small organisms globally, enabling observations and experiments over large spatial scales.

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Science & Projects

Published by admin on Tue, 11/15/2011 - 20:38

Many billion songbirds migrate every year between continents. Similarly, many bat species and countless large insects migrate long distances, potentially also between continents. Scientists are so far unable to follow individual small animal during their long-distance migrations. Knowledge about individual decisions is essential for an ecological and evolutionary understanding of dispersal and migration.

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Technical Solution

Published by admin on Tue, 11/15/2011 - 20:31 in
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ICARUS scanning angle (proposed)
ICARUS scanning angle (proposed)

ICARUS is collaborating with the SpaceTech GmbH, Immenstaad (STI) and the Steinbeis Tansferzentrum Raumfahrt (TZR) to develop a technological solution for the global tracking of small objects (animals). 

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