GerhanaSAT SATELLITE KIT (2nd Gen)
GerhanaSAT Satellite Kit (2nd Generation)
(PRE-ORDER - available for shipping in as early Q2 2023)
Description:
GerhanaSAT CV (Consumer Version) is a fully functional, satellite that was designed as an educational kit for high school students, university students, and any adult that wants to learn about what is a satellite, how a satellite operates, and to gain hands-on experience on handling real working satellite.
It will consist of two main parts, the satellite itself, and a ground station. The satellite itself will have three main parts, mainboard, communication board, and chassis/enclosure.
The ground station module, it will have a main communication module, modular antenna connection, and micro USB for connection to a computer.
Specifications:
• Dimensions: (H x W x L) (32mm x 32mm x 32mm) without Solar Panels
• Estimated Mass: 70g
• Chassis Material: Aluminium 1100
Features:
• 32BIT MCU: STM32F106C8T6
• Lithium Polymer Battery Charger (battery included)
• On-board 3.3V and 5V regulator
• Inertial Measurement Unit
• Humidity, Pressure, Altitude, and temperature sensor
• DC motor Driver x4
• 128kB onboard memory
• I2C Interface
• UART x1 Interface
• GPIO x3 Interface
• Standalone PWM x2 Interface
• Shared PWM x2 (shared PWM with motor driver 4, can be used on either one only)
Additional:
• Solar Panels (80mW max per panel) x 8
• Ground Station Kit
• DIY Antenna
• Starter User Guide
• Interface GUI Software
• LoRa Communications Ready
Functionality:
• OBC (Onboard computer)
• C&DH (Command and Data Handling)
• COMMS (Radio Communications)
• EPS (Electrical Power System)
• ADCS (Attitude Determination Control System)
Transformability:
• Repurpose into Drone Autopilot, and other IoT (Internet of Things) applications from a satellite.
1 Year Warranty (Subjected to manufacturing issues)