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CubeSat
• 10 X 10 cm Cube
• 1.3 Kg
• Designed to be affordable for students to have hands on experience in the Space Industry
• Still costs millions $$$$$$
Our CubeSat
• Actually be CHEAP!!!
• Do really cool stuff
and this is how we are going to do it
Normal vs OursComponents Uni Adelaide CubeSat Our CubeSat
OnBoard Computer (OBC) $5,000 $50
Power Supply Module $25,000 $200
Communication System $20,000 + $1,000,000 + ground station $600
Payload Processor $10,000 $400
Payload >$100,000 <$1,000
Software $50,000 Free (Open Source)
Solar Panels $10,000 $10,000
Launch $35,000 $35,000
OnBoard Computer
• Raspberry Pi
• Running Linux
• Advanced Computer Programs
Power Supply Module
• Designed by US!!!
• Cost effective
• Using hobbyist level components
Communication System
• Satellite phone network
• Megabytes instead of bytes
• SatPhone orbit at 35,000km
• Connects to the internet
Payload Processor
• Designed by US!!!
• Arduino based
• Between 10 - 17 Arduino’s
Payload• HD Camera
• IR Camera
• GPS
• Geiger Counter
• Gyro & Accelerometer
• Digital Compass
• Magnometer
• Atitude & Pressure Sensor
• Temperature & Humidity Sensor
• Range of Gas Sensors
Challenges of Space
• Temperature
• Getting it up there
• Cost
–Apple Inc, 1997
“While some see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are
crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.”
–John F. Kennedy, 1961 “We choose to go to the Moon” speech
“Not because it is easy, but because it is hard”