Re: [amsat-bb] cube sat

["Lowell White" <whiteld@xxxxxxx>]

Hi Nick,

Just a few things that bubbled to the top in response to your Q:

Presumably a small transmitter sending data burps in some form.

The data could be from:
	-an imbedded GPS to compare data against tracking programs
	-satellite and/or space environment telemetry such as:
		-temps
		-x-rays / gamma rays (if cheap enough sensors...)
		-spacecraft attitude
		-spacecraft proximity to something else measurable(!)
		-"solar wind"
		-daylight / dark indication

I'd probably not propose a camera due to the fact there have been several others and your frame rate would likely need to be pretty slow, etc.

	
Kind regards,

Lowell
k9ldw@amsat.org

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On 3/24/2004 at 8:19 AM nick pugh wrote:

>All
>A School in my area is thinking about building a cube sat . This is a
>satellite that is 4 inches cube weighting < 2 pounds. The size and weight
>constraints implies a power budget of < 4 watt-hours per orbit max. The
>questions for the group is what kind of pay load could you suggest to fly?
>
>nick
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