The satellite is made mostly of parts from Digikey. The following processors are flying:
Pollux: 1 - Atmega168, 3 - Atmega168 Castor: 1 - LPC2106, 2 - Atmega168, IGLOO FPGA AGL125, Atmega128 Printed circuit boards from www.pcbexpress.com When I get a chance, I'll see how much info I can release about the design and components. They are all commercial parts. Sensors are gyroscopes from Melexis and Analog Devices. Magnetometer is the PNI Micro mag 3-axis unit. I'm preparing for PDR in a few weeks on another satellite program. Once I get past it, I'll put out more info on the sensors and telemetry. I also want to write an article on the electronics. Oh, and the radio transmitter in the satellites are based on this module. http://www.pratthobbies.com/proddetail.asp?prod=CANSAT-TX Ivan Joe wrote: > Hi Bob, > > have any idea as to what the telemetry may consist of? > > And I'm assuming this will be a similar project? measure atmospheric drag? > > Too bad they either wouldn't allow it, or for whatever reason the two > birds didn't have a ground user capability. > > This would be a perfect test for something off the shelf so to speak, > no rad hardened stuff. just off the shelf couple hundred bucks of > something, wouldn't that have been interesting.? > > Joe WB9SBD > > Robert Bruninga wrote: > > >> The two ANDE satellites (Castor and Pollux) will be deployed >> > >from the Space Shuttle now that it has separated from the ISS. > >> Both satellites will be transmitting on 145.825 MHz. Castor will >> transmit telemetry every 30 seconds. Pollux every 33 seconds. >> Both are transmitting 1200 baud AX.25 packet Telemetry. >> >> Most of the info is on the website: >> https://goby.nrl.navy.mil/ANDE. >> >> Other than that, I don't have much detail information since this >> was built by a different team than our original ANDE project. >> The amateur payloads were developed by the Amateur Radio Club at >> the Naval Research Labs and got a ride on the ANDE spheres like >> we did a few years ago. >> >> Bob, WB4APR >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. >> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! >> Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.35/2270 - Release Date: 07/29/09 >> 06:12:00 >> >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > _______________________________________________ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
