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Mission · 2027

Demo-2

A 3-inch high-power rocket. Same computer class as OrcaSat-1. Camera and radio, recovered.

Demo-2 is a 3-inch high-power rocket payload that flies the same computer class as OrcaSat-1: camera, radio, and the software that keeps them from running together. The vehicle is recovered. A launch partner has not been selected. The flight board is not yet laid out.

The orbital radio and battery are not flown on this rocket. The computer class, the camera, and the software pattern are. The flight board is not laid out until Demo-1 is recovered.

Vehicle
3-inch rocket
Computer
STM32H743
Camera
OV5647, 8 JPEGs
Radio
RFM98W 433 MHz
RAM
32 MB
Year
2027

Payload

Hardware

  • MCU

    STM32H743IIT6

    Same computer class as OrcaSat-1

  • RAM

    W9825 32 MB

    Image buffer

  • CAM

    Arducam OV5647

    Eight JPEGs to the card

  • RF

    RFM98W 433 MHz

    One packet to the ground station