OrbiCraft 3D Payloads
At the moment, 4 payload modules have been implemented in the OrbiCraft 3D satellite designer. You can see each of them below.
Spectrum Analyzer
To date, one of the most important missions of satellites is remote sensing of the Earth (remote sensing). Spacecraft allow us to monitor agricultural land, monitor forest cover, prevent forest fires and much more.
To learn more about the spectrum analyzer module within the OrbiCraft 3D constructor, you can [follow the link] (/docs/orbicraft3d/arduino_payload/payloads_orbicraft3d/spectrum_analyzer).
Laser rangefinder
Laser rangefinder is currently actively used in space geodesy and navigation. For example, the laser rangefinder (LD) is one of the most important ground-based components of the GLONASS global satellite navigation system. In addition, this technology is presented on a spacecraft such as ICESat-2 (part of the Earth Observation System (EOS), NASA), which is used to measure the height of the ice sheet and the thickness of sea ice, as well as land topography, vegetation characteristics and clouds. Do not forget that LD can be used not only within the Earth. There are missions to explore other planets of the Solar System: the MLA laser altimeter (Mercury Laser Altimeter) - part of the MESSENGER mission (study of the topography of the surface of Mercury, its space environment, geochemistry) and the lunar laser altimeter (Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter) LOLA (Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter) on board the lunar reconnaissance orbiter LRO.
To learn more about the operation of the laser rangefinder within the framework of the OrbiCraft 3D designer, you can [follow the link] (/docs/orbicraft3d/arduino_payload/payloads_orbicraft3d/laser_rangefinder).
Laser communication
One of the areas being developed in modern satellite engineering is laser communication between two or more spacecraft. This integration into the data transmission system is based on three simple reasons:
1) Optical channels allow you to provide high bandwidth and at the same time transmit a large amount of information per unit of time;
2) The equipment for this is small, lightweight and energy efficient;
3) At the same time, information transmitted in this way cannot be intercepted.
The principle of operation of laser communication is based on the transmission of data by modulated laser radiation in the infrared spectrum. A powerful laser acts as a transmitter. The receiver focuses the optical signal on a photodiode, which converts the optical laser beam into an electrical signal, demodulates it and converts it into output interface signals. Moreover, the amount of information transmitted depends on the frequency - the higher it is, the more information can be transmitted.
To learn more about the laser communication module within the framework of the OrbiCraft 3D designer, you can [follow the link] (/docs/orbicraft3d/arduino_payload/payloads_orbicraft3d/laser_communication).
Solar panels
Today, solar panels (SP) are one of the most reliable options for providing spacecraft (spacecraft) with energy. Almost all spacecraft use electricity generated from autonomous batteries or JVs. Our device is no exception.
To learn more about the work of solar panels within the framework of the OrbiCraft 3D designer, you can [follow the link] (/docs/orbicraft3d/arduino_payload/payloads_orbicraft3d/solar_panels).