The Avionics & Hardware team is primarily responsible for the design and development of the satellite flight and payload boards. Also responsible for the development of system architecture, interface control document (component level), and unit, subsystem, and system test documents for components and boards. Working with all other subteams to ensure that selected components and developed boards will function and meet the mission requirements. Will be conducting trade matrices of different electronic components in order to select components for use in mission. The team is also responsible for the design and development of the payload.
Software is responsible for the software of the satellite, both payload and flight software. As of now, the team is considering using JPL's F-Prime Flight Software. Those in Software have higher priority to attend JPL-hosted flight software workshops compared to other subteams in order to better learn the architecture. Software is also responsible for the development of the Software Design Document, a deliverable for UNP, and the Data Flow and Software Block Diagrams.
The Power Systems subteam is responsible for the entire power flow throughout the satellite. Responsible for the power budget, energy balance sheet, and trade studies for components such as batteries and solar panels. Team will be working with other teams to gather total components and calculating the power draw for each component and power generation for the satellite as a whole. Will be developing the battery board of the satellite alongside the Avionics & Hardware subteam.
Communications is responsible for the entire communication system of the satellite. This includes the antennas, transceivers, and all other components required for the proper communication between ground station and satellite. Team is responsible for data budget, link budget (uplink and downlink), and pointing budget. The team will study trade matrices to down select components such as transceivers, radios, etc. Will also be designing and editing RF boards (module, front end, RF, MCU/FPGA) and programming SDR/HDR communication system. Additionally, will conduct research and potentially build, program, and maintain ground station equipments and/or manage amateur satellite ground station network.
The core responsibility of Thermals lies in the thermal analysis of the satellite. Early on in the program, Thermals will only be working with the single node analysis of the system. As the project progresses from PDR to CDR, the thermal analysis becomes more complex with more nodes and deeper analysis. The team is responsible for ensuring the system is maintained and remains at operational temperatures throughout the lifetime of the mission, as well as the thermal testing (such as thermal vacuum testing) and simulations for the system.
Structures is responsible for (as the name suggests) the design and development of the satellite structure. The team is also responsible for ensuring that the other subsystems properly interface with the structure, as well as updating the structural side of the Interface Control Document, a deliverable required by UNP during reviews. Also responsible for structural testing, including vibrations testing, and the corresponding documents for testing.
Mission Operations is responsible for the entire lifetime planning of the mission. From optimization of the satellite orbit to the development of the concept of operations, the team will be working with all other subteams to ensure the satellite follows through in its lifetime. After PDR, the team is also responsible for the Mission Operations Plan, a deliverable required by UNP for CDR. The team will also be working on orbital simulations to ensure that the mission can smoothly deorbit within 5 years after decommissioning as per FCC rules.