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Synergy Moon Partners with Harpy Aerospace


SYNERGY MOON is an eccentric, electrifying merge of the arts and sciences, a collaborative of artists, adventurers, explorers, educators, scientist and engineers. We bring together celebrity artist and adventurers to focus public attention on our projects and activities. Synergy Moon signed up for the Google Lunar X PRIZE in 2008 as a way to focus attention on educational and humanitarian activities, with the notion to bring arts and humanities into space, and as a vehicle for bringing interested students and adults together with new space companies to participate in a space exploration and development project. Out of 29 teams ours was one of only five finalists.
Harpy Aerospace is part of the Synergy Moon Collective. Harpy Aerospace is a privately held company based in Chennai, India and engaged in research and development of Nanosatellites, human space flights, design, analysis, and production of high-tech components for spacecraft.
Synergy Space is our collaborative participatory space program. Synergy Space will provide a resource for citizen scientist, hobbyist, teachers and students for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) educational programs.

This project builds our communications and operations infrastructure, starting with the Remote Controlled Orbital Space Telescope (RCOST) NanoSat, designed by the Synergy Moon Collective and built and operated by Harpy Aerospace, which will provide a flight asset focus for our communications and operations network development. This network will consist of radio operators around the world, communications Teleport facilities, including some that have not been fully utilized since the Apollo era, and operations control centers where our mission control teams and exploration partners will interact with space based assets like NanoSats, planetary landers, rovers and other spacecraft.

The Remote Controlled Orbital Space Telescope


This is the first space asset of our Synergy Space system for public access to space, the Orbital Space Telescope. RCOST LX1 carries a diverse set of five integrated payload systems to demonstrate life sciences, spectroscopy, radiation measurement, and multi-mode imaging in LEO:
  • 1. Terrarium Biogrowth Payload (Life Sciences)
    Purpose: Study germination, phototropism, and stress tolerance in Indian-origin plants (Tulsi, Jasmine, Groundnut) under microgravity and space radiation.
    Structure: Transparent polycarbonate sealed chamber
    Medium: Aerogel/hydrogel with passive capillary or microfluidic irrigation (no moving parts)
    Sensors: Temperature & humidity sensors
    Illumination: Visible spectrum LED array (uplink-controlled photoperiod)
    Imaging: Internal IR camera for daily visual monitoring
    Control/Fail-safes: Uplink-driven irrigation and LED cycles Emergency shutdown protocol on pressure/humidity anomalies
    Data Handling: Stored in SD card onboard Downlinked in batches via S-band
  • 2. Triad Spectroscopy Sensor (Drug Stability Monitor)
    Purpose: Analyze the optical degradation profile of pharmaceutical compound under microgravity conditions.
    Configuration:
    Combines 3 light sensors (UV, visible, IR)
    Measurement range: 410–940 nm (18 bands)
    Interface: I2C (Address: 0x49), powered at 3.3V
    Resolution & Accuracy: Precision: 28.6 nW/cm2, Accuracy: ±12%
    Storage: Onboard EEPROM (4 Mbit), data logged for telemetry
    Control: Driven via microcontroller linked to main OBC
  • 3. RADFET Dosimeter (Radiation Payload)
    Purpose: Measure accumulated ionizing radiation dose during the mission
    Sensor: Varadis RADFET RM-VT01-A (p-channel MOSFET)
    Sensitivity: 1 cGy to 1 kGy
    Calibration: Ground pre-calibrated curve
    Interface: Analog output connected to OBC ADC
    Data Handling: Periodic sampling and logging for downlink via UHF or S-band
  • 4. Camera Payload Suite (Imaging & SSA) Comprises 4 cameras for distinct imaging roles:
    AD-FXTOF1-EBZ: Depth + IR camera for SSA and proximity awareness
    640x480, 30fps, 3m range, 2% accuracy, VCSEL-based IR
    OV7670 Camera: Selfie camera facing deployable solar panel
    VGA (640x480), programmable SCCB interface
    Arducam 16MP (IMX298): High-resolution Earth observation camera
    4656x3496, 105 degree wide-angle M12 lens, IR filter
    Arducam 5MP Mini (OV5642): Secondary imaging inside satellite and terrarium 5MP, 1080p, 720p, VGA supported, SPI interface
    Control/Storage: All cameras interface with OBC or MCU
    Data stored on SD card and batch-downlinked via S-band
  • 5. Communications Payloads
    UHF Transceiver (PQ9ISH-COMMS)
    Frequency: 437.5 MHz
    Modulation: 2FSK / GMSK
    Data Rate: 9600 bps
    Protocol: AX.25
    S-band High-Speed Downlink
    Frequency: 2250 MHz
    Modulation: OQPSK (CCSDS compliant)
    Data Rate: up to 4.3 Mbps
    Swarm M138 Modem (VHF)
    Frequency: 137.5 MHz
    Data Rate: ~1 kbps
    Purpose: Experimental telemetry via global Swarm network

  • This modular payload architecture enables RCOST LX1 to function as a multi- role research platform, supporting experiments in biology, pharmacology, space environment monitoring, and imaging-based outreach.

    This is the start of our participatory space program, and here is your opportunity to participate, to get involved in space research, exploration and development. Our space program, Synergy Space, will be accessible via smart phones and tablets, personal computers and specialized virtual reality interfaces. Synergy Space virtual simulations will provide users with not just the data, but the experience of exploring outer space.

RCOST LX1 Is The First Private Orbital Space Platform Available For Public Access!


Our Synergy Space AstroKits will provide you with hardware and software tools for simulation, accessing our spacecraft, programming onboard computers for experiments, observations and Astro-Photography, some sample activities and spacecraft operations guides. The AstroKits will interface with archived data from past space probes and live data from orbiting NanoSats. NanoSats are like the killer app of space, affordable for individuals and small groups, with something for everybody from scientist and researchers to hobbyist and space enthusiasts. Besides our RCOST-LX1, We will provide access to some current and future orbiting NanoSats and space probes. There are several versions of these AstroKits, which will be available a few months before the launch of RCOST-LX1.

Contact us to pre-order AstroKits for yourself or your organization!

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