ᴾᵒCat: Introduction & Requirements
In this book a description of the Wiki and the IEEE Open PocketQube is given, providing some context into the development of the standard and the ᴾᵒCat spacecrafts itself.
A mission and system description is provided, as well as the requirements established for the Lektron mission. Do note that these will vary depending on your own mission as well as the changes made to the spacecraft systems, mainly, payload.
Wiki Structure
This page presents the structure of this Wiki. It is structured as follows: Introduction & Requir...
Introduction to the IEEE Open PocketQube Kit
Thanks to the introduction of the CubeSat standard in 1999 by professors J. Puig-Suari (Californi...
Mission Description
In this chapter several aspects relating to the ᴾᵒCat are described. Do note that these are inten...
Statement and Objectives
Mission Statement The PoCat-Lektron is a mission resulting from the IEEE OpenPocketQube Kit initi...
Data Products
This section will cover the pata products generated by the Lektron mission. Consider these will v...
Mission Phases
The mission is segmented into five distinct phases: 1) Prelaunch, 2) Launch and Early Orbit Phase...
Satellite Operational Modes
The operational modes for the satellite and its subsystems are: Init: This mode is directly assoc...
System Description
In this section an overview the IEEE Open PocketQube is given going into detail of the physical a...
Physical Architecture
The physical architecture of the spacecraft (S/C) is comprised by the different subsystems and co...
Functional Architecture
The functional architecture of the spacecraft is defined by the different tasks or functions that...
Spacecraft System Configuration
In this page information into the spacecraft's measures is provided. Two diagrams are presented u...
Radiation Protection
Radiation Radiation is a general denomination of all the high-energy particles and electromagneti...
Requirements
In this rection requierements for the ᴾᵒCat spacecrafts (system) and corresponding mission are pr...