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The dev kit is due May 2012. Speak to [[User:Flux|Flux]] if you're interested in getting involved.
The dev kit is due May 2012. Speak to [[User:Flux|Flux]] if you're interested in getting involved.


== First Steps ==
== Current Activities ==
*Get some MSP430 experience. Several people in the space have mentioned having boards.
* Messing around with a TI LaunchPad and learning the basics of MSP430. See also [[MSP430 Mac Howto]].
**We have at least 3 MSP430 devkits in the space, The toolchain is a bit icky tho, but I think we have enough incentive to fix that now.
* Working out the [[Project:HackSat1 Payload|payload]]
* Run some MSP430 workshops
* Working out what's needed for [[Project:Hoxton Space Centre|Hoxton Space Centre]] (ground station)
* Get MSP430 book (already bought - should be in the space shortly)
* [[MSP430 Mac Howto]]


== The Hardware ==
== Sprite Hardware ==
We don't get to design the hardware on this mission, just program it.
We don't get to design the hardware on this mission, just program it.


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== The Orbit ==
== The Orbit ==
''"While we don't know the orbit, we're aiming for a circular low altitude LEO - around 300 km. altitude. That would mean a roughly 90 minute orbit with several daylight passes per day (usually 3 or 4 over any given location). Each pass would be somewhere around 5 minutes long."''
''"While we don't know the orbit, we're aiming for a circular low altitude LEO - around 300 km. altitude. That would mean a roughly 90 minute orbit with several daylight passes per day (usually 3 or 4 over any given location). Each pass would be somewhere around 5 minutes long."''
== Payload ==
See the [[Project:HackSat1 Payload|payload]] page for ideas.
== Ground Station ==
See [[Project:Hoxton Space Centre|Hoxton Space Centre]].


== Resources ==
== Resources ==

Revision as of 16:57, 2 November 2011

HackSat1 is a KickSat sprite and is due to launch some time in early 2013.

The dev kit is due May 2012. Speak to Flux if you're interested in getting involved.

Current Activities

Sprite Hardware

We don't get to design the hardware on this mission, just program it.

  • controller: CC430F6137 (16-Bit Ultra-Low-Power MCU, 32KB Flash, 4KB RAM, CC1101 Radio, AES-128, 12Bit ADC, USCI, LCD driver)
  • sensors: temperature + one other TBC (KickSat are taking suggestions)
  • radio: we can transmit what and when we like (subject to solar power) but data rate is only a few bits per second

"For sensors, basically they have to be packaged in a tiny SMT chip and not use too much power (no more than a few mW). We don't have a list yet, but one example of something that would work is this magnetometer: http://dlnmh9ip6v2uc.cloudfront.net/datasheets/Sensors/Magneto/HMC5883L-FDS.pdf"

The Orbit

"While we don't know the orbit, we're aiming for a circular low altitude LEO - around 300 km. altitude. That would mean a roughly 90 minute orbit with several daylight passes per day (usually 3 or 4 over any given location). Each pass would be somewhere around 5 minutes long."

Resources