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• Preci-Dip
  ...200px | A low profile Preci-Dip socket, whose pins have been inserted into a set of "zero profile" receptacles. ]] ...r of pins. Preci-Dip connectors have a 0.1" spacing between pins, which is a common standard on microcontrollers such as most Arduino and Teensy boards.
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• Scintillation
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• Constellation aerobraking
  ...m factors can alter their orientation relative to their velocity to create a range of thrusts without active propulsion. Unconfirmed reports suggest tha ...calculation of time to stable separation of two identical satellites with a 1U or 2U difference in frontal presented area|thumb]]
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• Dr. Simone D'Amico
  ...lab is attempting a formation CubeSat mission. This mission will likely be a telescope occulter system, in which one CubeSat acts as an imager and the o
  652 bytes (97 words) - 19:19, 8 August 2020
• Gas storage
  ...e currently stored in the Durand gas cage. For the moment we're limited to a maximum of 5 tanks. If you'd like to help manage SSI's chemical inventory: ...as purchasers request a new user account [https://ehs.stanford.edu/request-a-new-chemtracker-user-account here] so that you are able to view and edit th
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• FitSat-1
  ...ame|right|FitSat-1, built by the Fukuoka Institute of Technology, featured a full wall of LEDs]] ...e 30% to 40% more light for the same power have reached the market, making a repeat or improvement on this mission highly achievable.
  972 bytes (145 words) - 21:45, 4 December 2015
• Words of Sasha Maldonado
  ...rom time to time. In case you, like I, don't know words very well, here is a list of words he's said that are just way to smart sounding for me. :* Tinney (ok I know that one's not even a big word, don't judge me)
  364 bytes (65 words) - 05:59, 23 October 2017
• Optical fine steering for CubeSats
  ...l Communications from CubeSat platforms, it becomes necessary to introduce a fine steering system for the transmitter itself, to improve on the pointing ...fine steering system would need to be ±210 μrad, significantly finer than a typical CubeSat ADCS can offer.
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• Beam Divergence
  ...ortant factor, because the energy emitted by the laser will be spread over a fairly large area, so power considerations are key.
  697 bytes (109 words) - 10:58, 5 December 2015
• Attitude Determination and Control (ADCS)
  ...de Determination and Control System (ADCS) provides measurements regarding a satellite's orbit and allows the satellite to change its inertial position. ** A Kalman Filter is a probabilistic system that keeps track of a best estimate of its state (attitude) and its uncertainty, updating this es
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• Optical Communications Team
  ...a subsequent test, the team was able to bidirectionally encode and decode a string of bits.]] ...tions, with the intent to participate in the NASA [[CubeQuest Challenge]], a competition for small satellite design, but later moved away from the compe
  2 KB (240 words) - 04:21, 2 September 2020
• ProcraSSItination
  ...related to coursework by working on SSI related projects. This article is a form of ProcraSSItination. ...nore the growing stress of an approaching PSET deadline while sanding down a coupler. Checking slack constantly even if you didn't have any notification
  754 bytes (114 words) - 21:49, 27 January 2016
• Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network
  ...is network of telescopes is far superior to any RF ground station network. A serious [[optical communications]] satellite attempt may find this network
  434 bytes (63 words) - 06:21, 11 August 2015
• SSI-25
  SSI-25 Cassiopeia was a high-altitude balloon launched by a team consisting of inexperienced freshman, sophomores, and juniors. The flight lasted for 263.15 minutes. The balloon reached a maximum altitude 26530.69 meters. The parachute deployed successfully.
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• Naming Conventions
  ...have persisted and, should a new board fall under one of these categories, a suitable naming convention would be preferable.<br/> ...boards become very easy to relate to the function of a board, and hearing a board named "Pound Cake" will immediately cause one to think it is power-re
  1 KB (207 words) - 23:22, 23 August 2017
• CubeSat Component Manufacturers
  Here's a general listing of CubeSat component manufacturers and the components each ** CubeSatKit and development hardware for a variety of microcontrollers
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• PlatformIO
  ...uino IDE], however it has many drawbacks and lacks many of the features of a full IDE. There are a fair number of steps to follow if you do not have any of the software that
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• Balloons Radio Projects
  ...held radio and decoding using a phone app or a computer program. This is a ONE WAY comms method (from balloon to ground ONLY). ...d to pick up ourselves, will be automatically uploaded to aprs.fi. This is a ONE WAY comms method (from balloon to ground ONLY).
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• How to Join SSI's Alumni Network
  ...rowing community of SSI Alumni & Friends! Whether you are a recent grad or a community member interested in SSI, we'd love to stay in touch with you! We have a [https://groups.google.com/g/ssialumni Google Group] for our wonderful alum
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• POINTR
  ...other. The requirements include mission planning, command and execution of a pointing maneuver, acquisition of an incoming optical signal and tracking o * Demonstrate a subset of technology for full bidirectional optical communications mission
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