Re:Software error doomed Japanese Hitomi spacecraft
by bayesian_horse on Saturday April 30, 2016 @04:24PM
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At a guess, I'd say that most satellites have different requirements due to the way their weight is distributed and where the inertial stabilization is done.
As far as I understand it, Satellite design is all about cramming the most amount of features in as small and light a package as possible. That would mean a lot of tight coupling and a hard time standardizing anything across different types of satellites.
Re:Software error doomed Japanese Hitomi spacecraft
by JshWright on Saturday April 30, 2016 @04:30PM
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While that's true for science payloads, when it comes to commercial satellites, there are a handful of 'busses' that form the core of the vast majority of satellites.
As far as I understand it, Satellite design is all about cramming the most amount of features in as small and light a package as possible. That would mean a lot of tight coupling and a hard time standardizing anything across different types of satellites.