AAE450 Spring 2009 BAE Single Board Computer Ground Based Systems Communications Group Trans Lunar Phase Group Joshua Elmshaeuser Communications 1

AAE450 Spring 2009 BAE - RAD6000  For use on the Rover: Smaller More Compact  Dimensions: 233 mm x 160 mm  Total Dose Radiation: > 100 Krad  Power:Standby -3.3 V +/- 5% Operating V +/- 5%  Power Dissipation:< 7.5 Watts  Temperature Range:-30 C to +65 C Joshua Elmshaeuser Communications 2

AAE450 Spring 2009 Ground Based Systems  Mt. Pleasant Observatory –Hobart, Tasmania Australia –Latitude 43 48’ 18’’ S, Longitude ’ 21’’ E –26 Meter Dish –Operates at a range of 660 MHz to 22 GHz –Open to external users and commercial purposes. –$5,000 / day –$1,000,000 / year –Price Highly Negotiable Joshua Elmshaeuser Communications 3

AAE450 Spring 2009 RAD6000 vs. RAD750  RAD6000 – (1996) Older, bigger, heavier  RAD750 – (2001) New, smaller, lighter  RAD6000 RAD750 –Volume: mm 2 Volume: mm 2 –Power: 3.3 V (S) Power: 3.3 V (S) 5.0 V (Op) 2.5 V (Onboard) Joshua Elmshaeuser Communications 4

AAE450 Spring 2009 RAD6000 vs. RAD750 Pricing  RAD6000 (1996) $200,000 - $300,000  RAD750 (2001) $200,000  RAD6000 (2009) $248,020 - $372,030  RAD750 (2009) $227,700  Computer Components Decrease with Time  Quotes Above are Military Pricing Joshua Elmshaeuser Communications 5

AAE450 Spring 2009 Mt Pleasant Observatory  Point of Contact –Professor John M. Dickey –Director of Mt. Pleasant Observatory –University of Tasmania  Transmission Data –Over 3 dB to reach Earth –With a 26 Meter Dish Receiver –Will Require at minimum 15 Watts Power Joshua Elmshaeuser Communications 6