Matt Breihan, Jay Davis, Jack Gregory, Ashton Schrage, Sara Schuette, and Lydia Whitney

September 23, 2008

Parts

Camera

Heater

HOBO data logger with external temp. cable

3 TSL230 Photometers with different light filters

Basic Stamp

How are we going to complete our mission?

Our mission is to figure out which wavelength of light is best observed at a given altitude. To complete this mission, we will take light intensity readings from our 3 photometers at set intervals throughout the flight. When we recover the satellite, we will retrieve the data from the Basic Stamp and graph the data from each photometer using altitude and light intensity.

Functional Block Diagram

Organizational Chart

Jay Davis Hardware specialist

Matt BreihanOrganization/Programming

Sara Schuette Programming

Lydia Whitney Data Analyst

Jack Gregory Sketch artist/design

Ashton Schrage Management Budget

Schedule

September 22 Team Meeting (TM)Sep. 23 CoDR Presentation; design completeSep. 24 TMSep. 29 TMOct. 1 TMOct. 2 Order HardwareOct. 6 TMOct. 7 Begin BuildingOct. 8 TMOct. 9 Rev. AOct. 10 or 11 TMOct. 12 Testing: Structure – Drop and StairOct. 13 TMOct. 14 CDR and Rev BOct. 15 TMOct. 20 TM – Make needed changesOct. 22 TMOct. 23 In Class DemoOct. 27 TMOct. 29 TMNov. 2 Testing: Hardware – Cold/WhipNov. 3 TMNov. 4 Mission SimsNov. 5 TMNov. 6 Mission Sims; Rev CNov. 10 TMNov. 11 Pre-Launch Inspection and LRRNov. 12 TMNov. 13 TM if neededNov. 14 Satellite Turn InNov. 15 Launch DayNov. 17 TMNov. 19 TMDec. 1 TMDec. 2 Rev D; Final PresentationsDec. 4 Final PresentationsDec. 9 Hardware Turn-in

Revs:•10/9/08•10/14/08•11/6/08•12/2/08

Presentations:•9/23/08•10/14/08•11/11/08•12/2/08

Testing:•10/12/08•11/02/08•11/4/08•11/6/08

Weight

Component Weight (grams)

Camera with batteries and 1GB memory card

220

Heater with batteries 159

HOBO data logger 29

3 TSL230 300

Batteries for photometers 60

2 switches (Camera and Photometers)

12

Basic Stamp 5

785 grams

215 grams allocated to foam core, wires battery holders, insulation, aluminum tape, any other components

Provided Materials

Camera with 1 GB memory card

HOBO data logger

External Temp. Cable

Heater

Foam Core

Not Provided

3 TSL230 photometers ($40)

Basic Stamp ($50)

Batteries for photometers ($40)

Plexiglass (free)

$20 extra for unforeseen purchases

Money

Approximate value: $350

Total of $150

Systems will work during tests but not the launch/flight

Programming the software

Weight limit

Getting satellite done on time