Credit Brazos Aerospace
Demo-1 is a sensor logger on Andromeda, a medium-power rocket operated by Brazos Aerospace. Motor is an AeroTech G80-7T. Expected apogee is about 1,700 feet. The flight article is sized to about 260 grams. The computer is an STM32F405. Sensors only. No radio. No camera. Success is a recovered card with a continuous log.
The flight computer is an STM32F405. Sensors only. Radio and camera stay on Demo-2. Success is a recovered card with a continuous log.
- Partner
- Brazos Aerospace
- Vehicle
- Andromeda
- Class
- Medium power
- Motor
- AeroTech G80-7T
- Apogee
- ~1,700 ft
- Vmax
- ~250 mph
- Payload
- ~260 g flight article
- Computer
- STM32F405
- Job
- Sensor log
- Radio
- None
- Camera
- None
Payload
Four boards
Ø58 mm. 32 mm M3 bolt circle. 1×10 at ±18 mm. Energy enters B1 only. B2, B3, and B4 take power from the stack header.
B1
Power
Only board connected to energy. USB-C for charge and DFU. 1S LiPo on a JST-PH, not an 18650. AP2112K-3.3 regulator. Unplug USB before flight.
- MCP73831 charger
- AP2112K-3.3
- USB-C GSE
- JST-PH 1S
Credit Brazos Aerospace
Andromeda
Andromeda
Operated by Brazos Aerospace. Medium-power. AeroTech G80-7T. Expected apogee about 1,700 feet. Demo-1 is a ~260 g flight article. Radio and camera stay on Demo-2.
Payload
Sensors
Four sensors feed a single computer. Data is written to microSD at 200 samples per second.
IMU
ICM-42688-P
Acceleration and rate through boost
Baro
MS5611
Pressure altitude to apogee and chute
Mag
MMC5983MA
Attitude reference
GPS
u-blox NEO-M10S
Track and recovery