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Demo-2

Comms + imaging on high-power

Planned

Fly the exact Arducam OV5647 camera and UHF radio architecture that OrcaSat-1 will use, on a 3–4 inch high-power airframe, and close the TX/camera mutex in real flight.

Airframe: 3–4" HPR
Radio: UHF 437 MHz
Camera: Arducam OV5647
PCB: ~80 mm
MCU: STM32F405
Ground station: RTL-SDR + Yagi
Cert: TRA/NAR L1
License: FCC Technician

Validates

OV5647 camera operation under flight conditions
UHF radio + ground station — the same RF chain as OrcaSat-1
TX/camera mutex pattern in real flight, KEEL’s load-bearing constraint
Full mission ops cycle: pad ops, downlink, image reconstruction

Form: HPR 3–4" airframe
Mass: ~400 g
Budget: $925–$2,260
Timeline: Months 5–12