PROJECT METEOR: RITSAT1 P08102 Steve Rygiel Steve Carpenter Jimmy Tanis David Layerle Project Manager Electrical Engineer PROJECT METEOR: RITSAT1 P08102

PROJECT METEOR OVERVIEW Balloon platform carries satellite/rocket to high altitude. Rocket launches to place satellite in orbit. Orbiting satellite establishes communication link with mission control.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION RITSAT1 will monitor and relay rocket telemetry during burn Transmit satellite data while in lower-earth orbit. Target Markets: Amateur Satellite Communities and Universities Satellite must meet CubeSat specifications Future Satellites will provide an onboard laboratory space for Science and Research

PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS Weight Reserved for Onboard Laboratory 4 Cameras for Orbital Pictures Rocket Navigation will Run on Satellite’s CPU 16 Sensors to Collect Environmental Data Downlink Communications Weight is approx < 1 kg 10cm x 10cm x 12cm 1 per Surface Infra-red LEDs will Serially Transmit Telemetry Data to the Rocket Control System 12 Temperature Sensors, 2 Pressure Sensors, 2 Accelerometers Bidirectional RF Link, UHF 420-449, VHF 144-147, Complies with FCC Bands

CURRENT STATE OF DESIGN Current Design Meets All Customer Needs and Federal Regulations Hardware Meets All Engineering Specifications Ready to Build Prototypes and Start Hardware Testing Financial Budget Total Budget -$5000 4 Satellite Prototypes Cost -$152.70 Test Equipment - $66.96 Total Cost -$219.66 Remaining Budget - $4780.34

TECHNICAL RISK ASSESSMENT Satellite must survive trip to space Exposure to UV radiation (10-100nm) Tolerate to accelerations up to 20 g’s Must support harsh space environment Vacuum-like environment Hyper speed impacts Must have reliable communication Communicate over 200 to 400km range

SENSOR LAYOUT Main digital board will contain redundant accelerometers and pressure sensors Accelerometers will be Kionix Pressure sensors will be from Freescale

TEMPERATURE/CAMERA 4 JPEG Cameras, Omni Vision 12 Temperature Sensors, MAXIM

COMMUNICATIONS

COMMUNICATIONS

COMMUNICATIONS Sends and Receives Satellite Control Commands Approx: 10 Minute Window for Communication Sends Sensor Data to Mission Control Transmits Pictures to Mission Control in about 4 minutes

POWER BOARD 24 Hours Time of Flight 20 W Max System Power 8 AA Lithium-Ion Consumer Batteries

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS PHASE

MSD2 PROJECT SCHEDULE Weeks 1-2 Week 3 Week 4-5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 10  Preliminary Software Code  First Peripheral Hardware Test  Software Revisions/Debugging  Final Peripheral Hardware Test  Final Balloon Test  Final Project Review

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