CubeSat System, Method and Apparatus
AssigneeCal Poly Corporation
InventorsJordi Puig-Suari, Austin Williams
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Abstract
A satellite system includes a chassis, an avionics package included within an upper portion of the chassis. The avionics package includes a main system board, a payload interface board, at least one daughter board and a battery board. The main system board, the payload interface board, the at least one daughter board, and the battery board reside in substantially parallel planes. The payload interface board, the at least one daughter board, and the battery board are coupled to the main system board through one or more stackable connectors. A method of operating a satellite is also described.
Claims20
A method for resetting a satellite comprising:
- selecting an interval for a long duration timer of between about one day and about 12 months;
- allowing the long duration timer to count down to zero;
- interrupting power to at least a portion of the satellite;
- and
- rebooting the at least one portion of the satellite.
A method for resetting a satellite comprising:
- selecting an interval for a long duration timer of between about one day and about 12 months;
- allowing the long duration timer to count down to zero;
- interrupting power to at least the portion of the satellite for less than about 1.0 seconds;
- and
- rebooting the at least one portion of the satellite including:
- retrieving an operating system image stored in a non-volatile memory system;
- storing the retrieved operating system image in the volatile memory system;
- and
- booting the operating system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.