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piPLASMA/FM (Flight Model)

Space-Friendly™ Space Flight & Weather Monitor

The piPLASMA is the World's First Space-Friendly™ CubeSat Space Flight and Weather Monitor unit intended for in-situ orbital and environmental measurements. The system consist of the full Langmuir Probe instrument electronics, Ion Plasma probe in Z+/- CubeSat side wall form factor, 3-axis AMR magnetometer, 3-axis MEMS angular rate sensor (gyroscope), solid-state low power Dosimeter/Geiger Counter in non-magnetic finish, ultra low power 15 channel CubeSat GPS L1 receiver with DROP (Dead-Reckoning Orbital Propagator) including a set of two Magnetorquer rods to validate the magnetic field measurements and Coarse Attitude Control in X-Y plane, with drivers.

The unit can monitor the satellite tumbling rate in order of +/- 250 degrees per second in all three axes X, Y, Z, respectively. For cases where the tumbling rate is much less than several degrees per second, the magnetic field measurement can provide with a much more precise vector components granularity in order to post-determine the derivative of the angular range changes. The piPLASMA Evaluation Kit TM/TC Demo Software also calculates the Total Magnetic vector and can display it into the live feed graph as an example of derived in-orbit environment parameter product. To monitor the surrounding plasma density, the Langmuir Probe working in the Ion Saturation region with fixed negative bias is utilized to estimate the particle per cubic meter density causing the satellite braking forces. Radiation environment is monitored using solid state Dosimeter/Geiger Counter with actual Rate of measurements output (incremental counts per minute counter). Orbital parameters and degradation can be post-calculated from position, velocity and time information provided using the reduced minimum output GPS receiver data. Flight heritage optimized GPS firmware uses the SkyFox Labs' proprietary DROP (Dead Reckoning Orbital Propagator) algorithm to compensate for orbital regions affected by terrestrial jammers penetrating to LEO regions causing GPS signal outage as well as for signal fading caused by improper antenna pointing or satellite tumbling without the need for uplink data.

Telemetry Engine is ready to provide with most important unit temperatures (GPS core, gyroscope and magnetometer temperatures), input bus voltage and current, as well as the Active GPS Antenna preamplifier DC bias feed current sampling.

The Engineering Model (EM) with the same mechanical and electrical properties is available with software limitation to maximum velocity (500 m/s). Red Remove Before Flight Finish is applied to prevent interchange with the Flight Model unit.

Spaceflight is challenging. Get to know what Your Satellite is up to!

Part Number: piPLASMA/FM (Flight Model)

Product Summary

• World’s First CubeSat Space Flight & Weather Monitor
• Ion Plasma Langmuir Probe instrument
• Langmuir Probe -5VDC Negative Bias and Preamplifier
• Local Ion Plasma Density estimation measurements (particeles per m3)
• Photoelectric Effect Sensor Input and sensing
• Solid State Low Power Dosimeter/Geiger Counter
• Low Power CubeSat GPS Receiver with DROP (Dead Reckoning Orbital Propagator)
• 50nTrms 3-axis AMR Magnetometer
• 250°/s (DPS) 3-axis MEMS Angular Rate Sensor
• Two ~0.07 Am2 Magnetorquer Rods with bipolar drivers in X-Y standard CubeSat coordinates
• Sample rates: 4 Hz, 1 Hz, 0.4 Hz, 0.1 Hz
• Ion Density measurements spatial resolution down to 1.9 km at SSO LEO velocity
• Housekeeping Measurements Engine
• Uptime Counter
• Straightforward use – Plug-and-play device
• Allow Nonstop Operation with conventional 1U CubeSat power budget
• Power consumption: 165 to 640mW, 3.3 V, mode dependent
• Connectors: PC/104+ pin header (System Interface), 3x MCX (GPS Antenna, Langmuir Probe, Photoelectric sensor)
• Supports: High Gain Passive and Active GPS Antennas, DC Bias Output (3.3V @ 50mA)
• Fixed Length + CR/LF UART Interface datagrams at 9600-8-N-1

• Dual Use Goods: YES
• HS Code:
• Lead Time: 2-4 Weeks + Shipping
• Country of Origin: Czech Republic

Pricing (EUR)

Qty.  Unit Price  Ext. Price​
1:    15900 €      15900 €
3:    14310 €      42930 €

piPLASMA/EK (Evaluation Kit)

The piPLASMA Evaluation Kit is the Full Set of Hardware making the integration of the piPLASMA CubeSat Space Flight and Weather Monitor Quick & Easy job!

Connect it with the FTDI USB-to-Serial cable and the piPLASMA Evaluation Kit Telemetry/Telecommand Demo Software with live feed graphs. It will allow you to deploy, connect and operate all piPLASMA features easily!

Part Number: piPLASMA/EK (Evaluation Kit)

Product Summary

• piPLASMA Evaluation Board with TXD, RXD indicating LEDs
• Langmuir Probe Test Reference Resistors (10G, 1G, 100M and 10MOhms)
• Photoemission Sensor Demo, including 8x Warm White LED "Sun" illumination matrix
• Test pins ready for Oscilloscope Probe hooks
• Two 300 mm long Coaxial Cables with MCX-Right Angle Connectors for interconnection of the piPLASMA Unit and the Evaluation Kit
• PC/104+ Stack Connector with 3x RXD/TXD data pin Selector, 6x Power Selector
• MS Windows-Compatible Demo Software Included (on associated USB Flashdrive)
• 4x M3 Polyimide standoffs for the Eval Kit PCB
• Header for the external USB-to-TTL serial cable connector
• FTDI Serial-to-USB Cable included
• Powered and operated directly from USB port i.e. from portable PC
• Dimensions: 99.40x66.50 mm

• Dual Use Goods: YES
• HS Code: 8473.3020
• Lead Time: 1-3 weeks + Shipping
• Country of Origin: Czech Republic