The TZR had already successfully installed the Global Transmission Services (GTS) on the International Space Station (ISS) in 2002. TZR is now advancing the GTS technology for ICARUS applications.
The Hermes satellite is the result of a semester long space craft design course at Princeton University. Students taking the class applied the material taught in the course and material from various outside sources to come up with a Phase A satellite design to address the challenge of tracking small bird migration from space. Read more
Solution 2: DTUsat
Solving the mystery of bird migration: Tracking small birds from space Kasper Thorup Bird Ringing Centre, Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen Introduction The aim of this project is to use the satellite for mounting an antenna that should be part of a radio-tracking system capable of locating small birds with intercontinental migrations anywhere along the route. Read more