Chapter 1. Overview
All I ask is a successful launch, a clean radio signal, and a life just long enough to achieve that goal.
So you’re debating launching your own picosatellite? If high-altitude balloons just aren’t high altitude enough, if you feel frustrated by the pace of space development, or if you just really, really like rockets and hardware, I think launching your own satellite is an excellent decision. This book will help you turn that decision into a plan, and turn that plan into finished hardware. But first, what do you want your satellite to do?
What Is a Picosatellite?
Picosatellites, by definition, are extremely small, lightweight satellites. The progenitor of the pico class is the CubeSat, an open source architecture that lets you ...
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