Payload 04 Information
Payload Flight Number:
Institution:
Payload Title:
SKC Wide Field Camera
Student Leader:
Faculty Advisor:
Payload class:
SMALL
Payload ID Number:
04
Mass:
2kg
Current:
80 mA
Serial Downlink:
1000
Analog Downlink:
Serial Commands:
yes
Discrete Commands:
Payload Specification & Integration Plan
Due: 06/01/2010
Delivered:
Payload Integration Certification
Scheduled: 08/06/2010
Actual:
Flight Operation Plan
Due: 08/01/2010
Delivered:
Final Flight / Science Report
Due: 12/17/2010
Delivered:
Abstract:
Salish Kootenai College proposes the SKC Wide Field Camera, a student designed, built, tested, and operated prototype general purpose astronomical visible light camera for the 2010 High Altitude Student Platform ?ight opportunity. The preliminary baseline electronic design includes a CMOS image detector, FPGA control of image acquisition and storage, and Flash memory storage of images for post-?ight retrieval and analysis. The preliminary optical design is a ?xed focus camera with a 14 mm focal length, f/1.2 aperture lens. The camera will have a ?xed mount pointing the optical axis towards Earth's horizon, with balloon rotation providing passive pointing. The primary goal of this project is to provide SKC computer engineering students with systems engineering experience for scienti?c payloads carried on balloon or spacecraft platforms, with a secondary goal of testing the system design in near space conditions to enable re?nement of the design for possible future ?ight opportunities. |