Book description
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.
Table of contents
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DIY Satellite Platforms
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- Preface
- 1. Overview
- 2. PCB Fab, Soldering, and Electronics
- 3. Chassis, Structure, and Gross Anatomy
- 4. Power
- 5. Programming and Coding
- 6. Launching and Rockets
- 7. Milestones and Planning
- About the Author
- Colophon
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Product information
- Title: DIY Satellite Platforms
- Author(s):
- Release date: February 2012
- Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- ISBN: 9781449310608
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