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SuitSat (also known as SuitSat-1, Mr. Smith, Ivan Ivanovich, RadioSkaf, Radio Sputnik, and AMSAT-OSCAR 54) was a retired Russian Orlan space suit with a radio transmitter mounted on its helmet, used as a hand-launched satellite.

First devised around 2004, SuitSat-1 was deployed in an ephemeral orbit around the Earth from the International Space Station on February 3, 2006. Contact from SuitSat-1 was lost by February 18, and the satellite burned up on reentry in Earth's atmosphere on September 7.

A similar hand-launched satellite, Kedr, was released in 2011 and was initially named SuitSat-2, despite not using a space suit.

SuitSat-1

The idea for this OSCAR satellite was first formally discussed at an AMSAT symposium in October 2004, although the ARISS-Russia team is credited with coming up with the idea as a commemorative gesture for the 175th anniversary of the Moscow State Technical University. According to Frank Bauer of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, a group of Russian researchers led by Sergey Samburov devised the idea of converting disused space suits into satellites.^[1]

In a move originally planned for December 6, 2005, SuitSat-1 entered its own independent orbit just after 23:05 UTC on February 3, 2006, when it was released from the International Space Station by Valeri Tokarev and Bill McArthur as part of an unrelated spacewalk. Voice messages recorded by the teams involved, and by students from around the globe, were continuously broadcast in a number of languages from the SuitSat, along with telemetry data. The signal began transmission approximately 15 minutes after SuitSat-1 was jettisoned and was relayed by equipment on board the ISS. Anyone receiving the transmission could log an entry on the tracker at suitsat.org, detailing when and where they heard it.

The SuitSat-1 mission was not a total success. There were very few reports that actually confirmed the receiving of the transmission. NASA TV later announced that SuitSat ceased functioning after only two orbits due to battery failure, but there were reports suggesting that SuitSat-1 continued transmitting, albeit far more weakly than expected.

The official designation for SuitSat is AMSAT-OSCAR 54, though it was nicknamed "Ivan Ivanovich" or "Mr. Smith". The radio transmitter used a frequency of 145.990 MHz.

The last confirmed signal report from SuitSat-1 was the report of KC7GZC on February 18, 2006. All later reports indicate that no signal was received when SuitSat-1 was due to pass over.

On September 7, 2006, at 16:00 GMT, SuitSat reentered the Earth's atmosphere over the Southern Ocean at 110.4° East longitude and 46.3° South latitude. It was over a point some 1,400 km south-southwest of Cape Leeuwin, Australia.^[2]

ARISSat-1 (formerly SuitSat-2)

ARISSat-1, formerly SuitSat-2 and also known as Kedr, was another ISS hand-launched satellite. It contained experiments built by students and a software-defined radio capable of supporting a U/v linear transponder, FM telemetry, voice recordings and live SSTV imagery. Unlike SuitSat-1, batteries on ARISSat-1 were charged by solar panels, and had a predicted lifetime of up to six months (an interval during which it was expected to deorbit). Kedr was deployed from the ISS by Sergey Volkov on 3 August 2011,^[3] and re-entered Earth's atmosphere in January 2012,^[4] having spent 154 days in orbit.

In popular culture

Decommissioned, a 2021 short film, depicts SuitSat as a haunted entity that gains sentience and attacks the ISS. The short won a finalist position in a filmmaking competition using the Unreal Engine.

SuitSat, a 2018 short film, imagines what SuitSat sees as it orbits Earth as a ghost. The film won a Space Award and was voiced by Gruff Rhys.

References

^ Science@NASA. "NASA - An Empty Spacesuit Becomes an Orbital Experiment". www.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
^ SuitSat entry at Heavens-Above.com Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
^ ARISSat-1 Finally Deployed from ISS, ARRL, August 3, 2011, retrieved 2011-08-05
^ "ArisSat-1 SK". Retrieved 4 January 2012.

External links

[1] Science@NASA. "NASA - An Empty Spacesuit Becomes an Orbital Experiment". www.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2022-11-27.

[2] SuitSat entry at Heavens-Above.com Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine

[3] ARISSat-1 Finally Deployed from ISS, ARRL, August 3, 2011, retrieved 2011-08-05

[arissat-sk-4] "ArisSat-1 SK". Retrieved 4 January 2012.

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+{{Short description|Russian space suit converted into a satellite}}
 {{distinguish|Ivan Ivanovich (Vostok programme)}}
 [[Image:Iss012e15666.jpg|thumb|200px|SuitSat-1 inside the ISS]]
-[[Image:Suitsat1 release.jpg|thumb|200px|Launch of SuitSat-1 (left to right: Astronaut, SuitSat)]]
+[[Image:Suitsat1 release.jpg|thumb|200px|Launch of SuitSat-1 (seen on the right; an astronaut is the figure on the left)]]
-[[Image:SuitSat after release.jpg|thumb|200px|Suitsat-1 in orbit after being deployed from ISS.]]
+[[Image:SuitSat after release.jpg|thumb|200px|SuitSat-1 in orbit after being deployed from ISS]]
-'''SuitSat''' (also known as '''Mr. Smith''', '''Ivan Ivanovich''', '''RadioSkaf''', '''Radio Sputnik''' and '''AMSAT-OSCAR 54''') was a retired Russian [[Orlan space suit|Orlan spacesuit]] with a [[radio transmitter]] mounted on its helmet. SuitSat-1 was deployed in an [[ephemeral]] [[orbit]] around the [[Earth]] on February 3, 2006. The idea for this novel [[OSCAR]] satellite was first formally discussed at an [[AMSAT]] symposium in October 2004, although the [[ARISS]]-Russia team is credited with coming up with the idea as a commemorative gesture for the 175th anniversary of the [[Moscow State Technical University]].
+'''SuitSat''' (also known as '''SuitSat-1''', '''Mr. Smith''', '''Ivan Ivanovich''', '''RadioSkaf''', '''Radio Sputnik''', and '''AMSAT-OSCAR 54''') was a retired Russian [[Orlan space suit]] with a [[Transmitter|radio transmitter]] mounted on its helmet, used as a hand-launched [[satellite]].
+First devised around 2004, SuitSat-1 was deployed in an [[Ephemerality|ephemeral]] [[orbit]] around the [[Earth]] from the [[International Space Station]] on February 3, 2006. Contact from SuitSat-1 was lost by February 18, and the satellite burned up on reentry in Earth's atmosphere on September 7.
-"SuitSat is a Russian brainstorm," according to Frank Bauer of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. "Some of our Russian partners in the ISS program, mainly a group led by Sergey Samburov, had an idea: Maybe we can turn old spacesuits into useful satellites." SuitSat is a first test of that idea.<ref>http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition12/26jan_suitsat.html</ref>
+A similar hand-launched satellite, [[Kedr]], was released in 2011 and was initially named SuitSat-2, despite not using a space suit.
 ==SuitSat-1==
+The idea for this [[Amateur radio satellite|OSCAR]] satellite was first formally discussed at an [[AMSAT]] symposium in October 2004, although the [[ARISS]]-Russia team is credited with coming up with the idea as a commemorative gesture for the 175th anniversary of the [[Moscow State Technical University]]. According to Frank Bauer of NASA's [[Goddard Space Flight Center]], a group of Russian researchers led by Sergey Samburov devised the idea of converting disused space suits into satellites.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Science@NASA |title=NASA - An Empty Spacesuit Becomes an Orbital Experiment |url=https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition12/26jan_suitsat.html |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=www.nasa.gov |language=en}}</ref>
-In a move originally planned for December 6, 2005, SuitSat-1 entered its own independent orbit just after 23:05 [[UTC]] on February 3, 2006 when it was taken on a [[Extra-vehicular activity|spacewalk]] from the [[International Space Station]] by [[Valeri Tokarev]] and [[William S. McArthur|Bill McArthur]] as part of an unrelated spacewalk. Voice messages recorded by the teams involved, and by students from around the globe, were continuously broadcast in a number of languages from the SuitSat, along with telemetry data. The signal began transmission approximately 15 minutes after SuitSat-1 was jettisoned and was relayed by equipment on board the ISS. Anyone receiving the transmission could log an entry on the tracker at suitsat.org, detailing when and where they heard it.
+In a move originally planned for December 6, 2005, SuitSat-1 entered its own independent orbit just after 23:05 UTC on February 3, 2006, when it was released from the International Space Station by [[Valeri Tokarev]] and [[William S. McArthur|Bill McArthur]] as part of an unrelated [[Extravehicular activity|spacewalk]]. Voice messages recorded by the teams involved, and by students from around the globe, were continuously broadcast in a number of languages from the SuitSat, along with telemetry data. The signal began transmission approximately 15 minutes after SuitSat-1 was jettisoned and was relayed by equipment on board the ISS. Anyone receiving the transmission could log an entry on the tracker at suitsat.org, detailing when and where they heard it.
-However, the SuitSat-1 mission was not a total success. There were very few reports that actually confirmed the receiving of the transmission. [[NASA TV]] later announced that SuitSat ceased functioning after only two orbits due to battery failure, but there were reports suggesting that SuitSat-1 continued transmitting, though far weaker than expected.
+The SuitSat-1 mission was not a total success. There were very few reports that actually confirmed the receiving of the transmission. [[NASA TV]] later announced that SuitSat ceased functioning after only two orbits due to battery failure, but there were reports suggesting that SuitSat-1 continued transmitting, albeit far more weakly than expected.
 The official designation for SuitSat is AMSAT-OSCAR 54, though it was nicknamed "Ivan Ivanovich" or "Mr. Smith". The radio transmitter used a frequency of 145.990&nbsp;MHz.
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 The last confirmed signal report from SuitSat-1 was the report of KC7GZC on February 18, 2006. All later reports indicate that no signal was received when SuitSat-1 was due to pass over.
+On September 7, 2006, at 16:00 GMT, SuitSat reentered the Earth's atmosphere over the [[Southern Ocean]] at 110.4° East longitude and 46.3° South latitude. It was over a point some 1,400&nbsp;km south-southwest of [[Cape Leeuwin]], [[Australia]].<ref>[http://www.heavens-above.com/satinfo.asp?SatID=28933 SuitSat entry at Heavens-Above.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930155032/http://www.heavens-above.com/satinfo.asp?SatID=28933 |date=2007-09-30 }}</ref>
-On September 7, 2006, at 16:00 GMT, Suitsat re-entered the Earth's atmosphere
-over the Southern Ocean at 110.4° East longitude and 46.3° South latitude. It was over a
-point some 1400&nbsp;km south-southwest of [[Cape Leeuwin]], Western Australia.<ref>[http://www.heavens-above.com/satinfo.asp?SatID=28933 SuitSat entry at Heavens-Above.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930155032/http://www.heavens-above.com/satinfo.asp?SatID=28933 |date=2007-09-30 }}</ref>
 ==ARISSat-1 (formerly SuitSat-2)==
 {{main|Kedr}}
-ARISSat-1 (SuitSat-2) was another ISS hand launched satellite. It contained experiments built by students and a software defined radio capable of supporting a U/v linear transponder, FM telemetry, voice recordings and live SSTV imagery.  Unlike SuitSat-1, batteries on ARISSat-1 were charged by solar panels, and had a predicted lifetime up to six months{{clarify|date=December 2011}} (an interval during which it was expected to deorbit). Kedr was deployed from the ISS by [[Sergey Volkov (cosmonaut)| Sergey Volkov]] on 3 August 2011,<ref>{{citation|title=ARISSat-1 Finally Deployed from ISS|date=August 3, 2011|publisher=[[ARRL]]|url=http://www.arrl.org/news/view/arissat-1-finally-deployed-from-iss|access-date=2011-08-05}}</ref> and re-entered Earth's atmosphere in January 2012<ref name=arissat-sk>{{cite web|title=ArisSat-1 SK|url=http://www.southgatearc.org/news/january2012/arissat1_sk.htm|access-date=4 January 2012}}</ref> having spent 154 days in orbit.
+ARISSat-1, formerly SuitSat-2 and also known as Kedr, was another ISS hand-launched satellite. It contained experiments built by students and a software-defined radio capable of supporting a U/v linear transponder, FM telemetry, voice recordings and live SSTV imagery. Unlike SuitSat-1, batteries on ARISSat-1 were charged by solar panels, and had a predicted lifetime of up to six months (an interval during which it was expected to deorbit). Kedr was deployed from the ISS by [[Sergey Volkov (cosmonaut)|Sergey Volkov]] on 3 August 2011,<ref>{{citation|title=ARISSat-1 Finally Deployed from ISS|date=August 3, 2011|publisher=[[ARRL]]|url=http://www.arrl.org/news/view/arissat-1-finally-deployed-from-iss|access-date=2011-08-05}}</ref> and re-entered Earth's atmosphere in January 2012,<ref name=arissat-sk>{{cite web|title=ArisSat-1 SK|url=http://www.southgatearc.org/news/january2012/arissat1_sk.htm|access-date=4 January 2012}}</ref> having spent 154 days in orbit.
+== In popular culture ==
+[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nm5Lp5ECqmk Decommissioned], a 2021 short film, depicts SuitSat as a haunted entity that gains sentience and attacks the ISS. The short won a finalist position in a filmmaking competition using the [[Unreal Engine]].
+[https://vimeo.com/280059838 SuitSat], a 2018 short film, imagines what SuitSat sees as it orbits Earth as a ghost. The film won a Space Award and was voiced by [[Gruff Rhys]].
-== In Popular Culture ==
-in 2021 for a filmmaking [https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/events/unreal-short-film-challenge-australia competition] using the [[Unreal Engine]]  a short film featuring SuitSat  was produced and became a finalist. It runs 6:27min and is titled "[https://vimeo.com/showcase/7924145/video/500464061 Decommissioned]"
 ==References==
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 * [http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=24&retURL=satellites/frequencies.php AMSAT satellite detail]
 * [http://www.suitsat.org/ suitsat.org]
-* [http://radioskaf.ru/ Russian site about SuitSat satellite series]
+* [http://radioskaf.ru/ Russian site about SuitSat satellite series] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110224053307/http://radioskaf.ru/ |date=2011-02-24 }}
-* [https://archive.is/20121209113249/http://www.aj3u.com/blog/ SuitSat Audio Recordings and Updates - AJ3U.com]
+* [https://archive.today/20121209113249/http://www.aj3u.com/blog/ SuitSat Audio Recordings and Updates - AJ3U.com]
-* NASA press release: [https://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/26jan_suitsat.htm?list84849 "SuitSat: Using a simple police scanner or ham radio, you can listen to a disembodied spacesuit circling Earth."]
+* NASA press release: [https://web.archive.org/web/20070311114501/http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/26jan_suitsat.htm?list84849 "SuitSat: Using a simple police scanner or ham radio, you can listen to a disembodied spacesuit circling Earth."]
 * [http://www.microcontroller.com/news/microchip_SuitSat1_NASA.asp ''NASA Releases SuitSat 1'' includes video and technical details]
 * [http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/08/26/11039/?nc=1 "SuitSat-2 Now Called ARISSat-1"]

v t e ← 2004 Orbital launches in 2005 2006 →
January	Deep Impact Kosmos 2414, Universitetsky-Tatyana
February	AMC-12 USA-181 XTAR-EUR, Maqsat-B2 (Sloshsat-FLEVO) Himawari 6 Progress M-52 (TNS-0)
March	XM-3 Inmarsat-4 F1 Ekspress AM-2
April	USA-165 Apstar 6 Soyuz TMA-6 DART Spaceway 1 USA-182
May	Cartosat-1, HAMSAT NOAA-18 DirecTV-8 Foton-M No.2
June	Progress-M 53 Molniya-3K No.12 Cosmos 1 Intelsat Americas 8 Ekspress AM-3
July	Shijian 7 Suzaku STS-114 (Raffaello MPLM)
August	FSW-4 2 Thaicom 4 MRO Kirari, Reimei Monitor-E FSW-3 3
September	Kosmos 2415 Progress-M 54 (RadioSkaf) Anik F1R USA-183 USA-185
October	Soyuz TMA-7 CryoSat Shenzhou 6 Syracuse 3A, Galaxy 15 USA-186 Beijing-1, TopSat, Sina-1, SSETI Express (CubeSat Xi-V, UWE-1, nCUBE-2), Mozhaets-5, Rubin-5
November	Inmarsat-4 F2 Venus Express Spaceway-2, Telkom-2
December	Progress-M 55 Gonets-M No.1, Kosmos 2416 Meteosat 9, INSAT-4A Kosmos 2417, Kosmos 2418, Kosmos 2419 GIOVE-A AMC-23
Launches are separated by dots ( • ), payloads by commas ( , ), multiple names for the same satellite by slashes ( / ). Crewed flights are underlined. Launch failures are marked with the † sign. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are (enclosed in parentheses).