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Welcome to the AMSAT® CubeSat Simulator Project Wiki

This archived page is for the vB3 version, which has been replaced.

The updated version here has the following advantages:

• STEM Payload board with STM32F103C8T6 “Blue Pill” Arduino compatible & sensors

• Tape measure monopole or SMA antenna

• Integrated Band Pass Filter

• New frame and solar panels

If you don't have the time or money to build a CubeSat Simulator that transmits real telemetry, you can build a CubeSat Simulator Lite!

Here are the four boards that make up the complete board stack. Left to right: custom solar panel board, Raspberry Pi Zero W, MoPower UPS V2, and Transmitter Filter Board (TFB).

Here is the built board stack

The build has two main parts. First, a Three Board Stack made up of two off-the-shelf boards (Raspberry Pi Zero W CPU and MoPower UPS V2) and the Transmitter/Filter Board (TFB), then the software install. This is pictured here:

Second, building the custom Solar Power Board, pictured here:

Third, there is a 3D printed frame, including solar panels:

Parts List to build the Three Board stack for the CubeSat Simulator.

Instructions to build the Three Board Stack.

Software Install Instructions to build and install the software for the CubeSat Simulator Three Board Stack.

Instructions to Build the Solar Power Board.

Instructions for Testing and Using the Solar Power Board.

You will need to 3D Print a Frame and setup a Ground Station.