Instructions for assembling OrbiCraft 3D in a three-axis configuration

Components required for assembly (Picture 1):

Modules (RW 3D, SS, PSS, OBC, UHF+HF+ERS, payload);
lower base, instrument legs – 4 pcs, M3x5 cylindrical head screws – 4 pcs (assembled)
upper base – 1 pc, M4 nut – 1 pc (assembled)
fasteners (M4 stud – 2 pcs, M4 grooved nuts – 2 pcs, M4 nut – 2 pcs)
cables (6-pin – 1 piece, 14-pin – 1 piece, 10-pin – several pieces)
Terminator

Modules for assembling the satellite constructor

Picture 1. Modules for building the satellite constructor

Assembly order:

1) Take the lower base, the instrument legs – 4 pcs, the M3x5 cylindrical head screws – 4 pcs (already assembled), install the first module on it so that the four threaded holes in the base coincide with the four holes in the module. It is recommended to install the PSS module (Picture 2) first:

Base Installation

Picture 2. Installation of the base

2) Install the next module from above by aligning the four projections of the lower module with the four cutouts of the upper module (Picture 3):

Installing the next module

Picture 3. Installing the next module

3) Install all six modules (PSS, UHF+HF+ERS, OBC, SS, payload, RW 3D), each time combining the four projections of the lower module with the four cutouts of the upper module. The modules must be oriented as indicated in the figure (the walls of the RW 3D, SS 2D, OBC modules, on which the axes are engraved, are turned to one side). It is recommended to install the modules in the sequence shown in the figure (Picture 4).

tip

For more accurate magnetometer readings, do not install PSS and OBC modules on top of each other, and do not put RW and OBC close together.

Install two M4 studs into the holes of the modules (any two diagonally) and screw them into the threaded holes of the lower base. Take the upper base – 1 piece, the M4 nut – 1 piece (already assembled) and install them on top of the last module, positioning it with two M4 studs (Picture 112): Secure the base by tightening two M4 grooved nuts on the M4 studs. Also tighten the two M4 nuts.

Assembling a three-axis OrbiCraft 3D configuration