SACRED
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SACRED is a
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[edit] Listening
To listen to SACRED, you will need the following:
- The
- A radio capable of operating on 436.870 MHz, which will change with
- A 1200 baud AFSK modem, preferably a very low-end, that does no modulation on its own. Cubesat Groundstation uses a custom-built hardware modem, and possibly a software modem (using the sound card as an Analog-to-Digital converter).
- The UA Cubesat GS software would help, however, it is not currently available to the public.
- A good antenna system, the design of the antennas is not optimal.
[edit] Components
SACRED has the following components included:
- 6
- Aluminum frame - built to
- Power board (used to hold batteries, maintain 5V and 3.3V charges, measure voltages and currents in several spots, and convert the power from the solar cells to usable power.)
- Microcontroller board, which is used to gather and transmit telemetry.
- Radio board, which is used for 2 way communication
- Experiment - A radiation experiment, which will monitor the radiation effect on several components over long periods of time.
[edit] Specifications
These specifications are without respect to the payload.
- Dimensions - 10cmx10cmx10cm
- Mass - max 1 kg (Actual ~900 gram)
- Power Generation - Optimum ~2 W, average on sun side ~1.5 W
- Max power output - 3W when transmitting data
- Min power output - 100mW when in quiet state
[edit] Current Status
SACRED was lauched with UA's satellite,
[edit] External links
- University of Arizona Student Satellite website (Outdated)
- University of Arizona Cubesat website (official) (Outdated)
- Cubesat Wiki Most up-to-date website