Search results for ""Author Sandy Antunes""
O'Reilly Media Surviving Orbit the DIY Way: Testing the Limits Your Satellite Can and Must Match
Just how harsh is the space environment into which you thrust your DIY satellite? We look at what conditions your satellite must endure, how to test your satellite, and what launch, ground and orbit support you will need. In addition, we provide tips on making your overall plan and schedule, including milestones that will help your satellite survive and thrive in space.
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O'Reilly Media DIY Instruments for Amateur Space: Inventing Utility for Your Spacecraft Once it Achieves Orbit
What can you measure and what are your limits when orbiting in space? Learn about what physical quantities you can measure and what types of sensors you can buy or build. We cover the 5 essential design limits as well: power, bandwidth, resolution, computing...and legal limitations. Explore what you can play with using your own personal satellite.
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O'Reilly Media DIY Satellite Platforms: Building a Space-Ready General Base Picosatellite for Any Mission
Can any hobbyist build a satellite? Our DIY guide steps you through designing and building a base picosatellite platform tough enough to withstand launch and survive in orbit. If you have basic maker skills, you can build a space-ready solar-powered computer-controlled assembly suitable for attaching instruments and rocketing into space.
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O'Reilly Media DIY Comms and Control for Amateur Space: Talking and Listening to Your Satellite
Radio spectrum for commanding and recording from our satellites is a shared resource with subtle hurdles. We walk the path originally paved by AMSATs to discuss the steps and licensing needed to set up and operate both a command uplink and a data download station and network. Find out how playing nicely with others maximizes your ability to get your data down.
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