Integrated components, larger structures and solar panels.

The end of October marked an exciting time for us. With the first batch of electronics having arrived, we had the chance to add onto our CubeSat structures for the first time. With the assembly and testing of the solar panels completed, we can finalize version one of their design. A future post will exhibit their features in more detail, modularity and ease of use was a chief factor during design. With additional solder pins for special circuits, an umbilical port, debug LEDs and a unique solution to integration with the satellite bus, these panels are ideal for educational purposes.

Finally, our structure design for larger satellites was also manufactured and assembled in a 3U configuration. Development will continue on the larger structures to ensure ways of mounting both internal components, solar panels and additional electronics is done as modularly as possible.