====== pNav2 - Pico Satellite GPS Receiver ====== ==== Features ==== * GPS L1 C/A navigation receiver for CubeSats * Low size and weight compatible with 1U CubeSat * Low power consumption * Radiation-tolerant design -> long live in LEO * 15 channels * DSP acquisition unit for satellite acquiring acceleration * Deduced reckoning when losing the GPS satellites * Customizable data exchange protocol * Extended NMEA protocol * Easy to process binary protocol * Earth-Centered Earth-Fixed position and velocity vectors * Easy to integrate antenna kit * Development kit * Evaluation software * Engineering model and Flight model licences * Flight heritage
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---- ====== pAnt - GPS L1 Antenna Kit ======
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* Easy to integrate GPS L1 Antenna * Patch antenna * Antenna Cap * LNA * Test panel * Small dimensions * Low power consumption * No special knowledge for integration
---- ====== pNav2 Design Requirements ====== ==== Original pNav Design Requirements ==== * The CubeSat navigation receiver should be as simple as possible. * It should integrate all necessary parts for navigation in the LEO Orbit * It should be compatible with a 1U CubeSat platform, ie, power consumption should be a fraction of the power budget of 1U satellite. The receiver should be small and light. * The applied signal and measurement processing algorithms should be simple and very robust ==== + New Design Requirements ==== * Rapid Cold Start and satellite reaqusition * Continuous positioning of a rotating (unstabilized) 1U CubeSat * Easy integration into the satellite