Improved Software Defined Radio
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The purpose of this payload is to demonstrate the benefits of software defined radio in space application by implementing ADS-B and AIS tracking, along with uplink and downlink ground station communications. Temperature, pressure, and accelerometer data that was generated by the payload was successfully combined with AIS and ADS-B data and sent to both the mobile ground station at location in Wallops Island, VA and the Virginia Tech ground station in Blacksburg, VA.
Spec. | Value | Unit |
Weight | 14.698 | Pounds |
Power | 45.71 | Watts |
Flight Cost | 18200.00 | U.S. Dollars |
Altitude | 150 | kilometers |
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