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

2. 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.

3. 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

4. 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 , VHF , Complies with FCC Bands

5. 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 - $

6. 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

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

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

9. COMMUNICATIONS

10. COMMUNICATIONS

11. 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

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

13. PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS PHASE

14. 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

15. QUESTIONS?