ARLISS S4 - Small Satellite for Secondary Students
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PocketQubes are the small version of CubeSats - but rather than 10 cm on the side, they are 5 cm with a 4.2mm square standard PC board size. This is the project to create a platform for learners of all ages to make small satellites - it is called S4 - Small Satellites for Secondary Students and began 5 years ago as a NASA funded educational project. They are part of the overall 20 year old ARLISS - A Rocket Launch for International Student Satellites - project described here. ARLISS invented cansats and today is a launch for autonomous student satellites. The project is described more fully here - https://www.dropbox.com/s/4i4729zyfppuny6/PocketQubes%20are%20the%20New%20CanSats.pdf?dl=0 It uses a small 4.9cm 3D printed package to hold a stack of PC boards with processing, communications, storage and sensors. The complete hardware and software documentation is here. These small satellites are designed to either carried as captive payload or deployed for independent recovery. While primarily designed for hobby and sounding rockets, the S4 design can be extended to create LEO satellites. They can be launched in large clusters on classic ARLISS HPR sounding rockets with K thru M motors to 10k' AGL or can be launched to lower altitudes on partially 3D printed ARLISS Lite airframes. Basic ARLISS Lite airframes are designed for 24mm, 29mm and 54mm airframes using either standoffs or flyaway launch systems for convenient rail launch. Multiple S4 satellites can be flown on ARLISS Extreme to over 150k' AGL.
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