Surviving Orbit the DIY Way: Testing the Limits Your Satellite Can and Must Match [1st ed] 9781449310622, 1449310621, 9781449317928, 1449317928, 9781449356125, 1449356125, 9781449356132, 1449356133
Is your picosatellite ready for launch? Can it withstand rocket thrusts and the vacuum of space? This do-it-yourself gui
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Table of contents :
Copyright......Page 4
Table of Contents......Page 5
Preface......Page 7
Using Code Examples......Page 8
How to Contact Us......Page 9
Chapter 1. Life as a Satellite......Page 11
Space Is…......Page 12
Launch Trouble......Page 13
How High Is Space?......Page 14
Chapter 2. The Measure of Space......Page 17
Outgassing......Page 20
Orbital Thermal Profiles......Page 21
Orbital Mechanics......Page 22
Orbital Debris......Page 24
Chapter 3. Space Radiation Environment......Page 27
Space Weather Events......Page 28
Shielding......Page 29
Electronics Noise......Page 33
NASA CubeSat Requirements......Page 37
Sample Test Schedule......Page 39
Solving Problems......Page 40
Test Sequence......Page 41
Formal Risk Analysis......Page 42
Chapter 5. Thermal Vacuum Chamber......Page 45
Building and Using a Thermal Vacuum Chamber......Page 48
The $100 Thermal Vacuum Chamber......Page 49
Parts List......Page 51
Thermal/Vacuum Testing......Page 55
Heating Rates Due to Sunlight and Dark......Page 57
Vibration Testing......Page 59
Vibration Spectra......Page 61
Shaker Design......Page 62
Acoustic Testing......Page 65
Drop Testing......Page 66
Static Loading......Page 67
G-Force Theory......Page 69
The Drill-Powered G-force Rig......Page 72
Flight Spares......Page 79
Test Scheduling and Isolated Testing......Page 80
Defects......Page 82
Clean Rooms......Page 83
DIY Clean Room/Box......Page 85
The Money Build......Page 86
When to Commit......Page 88
About the Author......Page 90
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