Satellite Characteristics
Mass: 52 kg
Size: 66 cm tall, 50 cm diameter
Telescope: 30 cm diameter optics, commercial CCD camera detector
Power: 10 watts orbit-average from solar cells mounted on body 14 amp-hr NiCd battery
Attitude: Three-axis stabilized, inertial pointing
Attitude, position, time sensor: Four channel GPS receiver
Pointing Control: via three reaction wheels 1 degree via GPS, 1 arcsec via star images from camera
Momentum control: Torque coils
Computer: commercial single board computers
Communications: 4800 baud to GSFC via ham radio equipment
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