KickSat Microsatellite
Kicksat is one of the successful projects on Kickstarter to create and launch a microsatellite in a low near-earth orbit with an altitude of 300 km. For 2 months the project has collected more than 74 thousand dollars from 30 planned. The launch is scheduled for 2013/2014.
Kicksat is a CubeSat format that will hold a hundred Sprite (Sprite) - a small handkerchief with a microcontroller and antenna. Thus, hundreds of microsatellites will be launched into orbit. They will radio a coded text message to everyone who pays the fee.
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Microsatellite Heart - MSP430 16-bit Microcontroller:
* 32KB Flash
* 4KB RAM
* 12 bit ADC
* Frequency 20 MHz
* Built-in radio chip CC1101
The radio transmission is carried out at a frequency of ~ 437 MHz (70 cm range) and a power of 10dBm. All running sprites will reset the data at the same frequency, identifying the unique code stitched into the microcontroller.
To receive a signal, a directional antenna of the “wave channel” type and some radio amateur equipment will be needed (as the author writes, within 200 USD)
After a successful launch, the project will be published under the open hardware license. Anyone can access the circuit and build their own microsatellite model.
More information on the Kickstarter page
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To be precise, this is the femto satellite. Microsatellite - a device weighing up to 10 kg.
Kicksat is a CubeSat format that will hold a hundred Sprite (Sprite) - a small handkerchief with a microcontroller and antenna. Thus, hundreds of microsatellites will be launched into orbit. They will radio a coded text message to everyone who pays the fee.
')
Microsatellite Heart - MSP430 16-bit Microcontroller:
* 32KB Flash
* 4KB RAM
* 12 bit ADC
* Frequency 20 MHz
* Built-in radio chip CC1101
The radio transmission is carried out at a frequency of ~ 437 MHz (70 cm range) and a power of 10dBm. All running sprites will reset the data at the same frequency, identifying the unique code stitched into the microcontroller.
To receive a signal, a directional antenna of the “wave channel” type and some radio amateur equipment will be needed (as the author writes, within 200 USD)
After a successful launch, the project will be published under the open hardware license. Anyone can access the circuit and build their own microsatellite model.
More information on the Kickstarter page
upd
To be precise, this is the femto satellite. Microsatellite - a device weighing up to 10 kg.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/193784/
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