Comment by mlyle

1 month ago

> What's your project/ cubesat name?

NyanSat; I'm PI and mentor for a team of high school students that were selected by NASA CSLI.

> Ps. Try msp430 f model for low power. These can be CRAZY efficient.

Yah, I've used MSP430 in space. STM32F0 fits what we're using it for. The main flight computer we designed, and it's RP2350 with MRAM. Some of the avionics details are here: https://github.com/OakwoodEngineering/ObiWanKomputer

> Ps. Don't forget to short circuit the solar panel directly to system: then your satellite might talk even 50 years from now such as some HAM satellites from cold war (Oscar 7 I think)

Current ITU guidelines make it clear this is something we're not supposed to do to ensure that we can actually end transmissions by the satellite. We'll re-enter/burn up within