Arduino-based ArduSat will run your code in space

Re:Arduino-based ArduSat will run your code in space by mtdev on Thursday June 21, 2012 @05:22PM (#4144258)

Anyone else confused by the GPS sensor going into orbit?

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Re:Arduino-based ArduSat will run your code in space by joelspark on Friday June 22, 2012 @04:23AM (#4145941)

The commercial GPS sensor is more for testing on the receiver properties, it won't give location data. Location data will come from a space-rated GPS we have in the bus.

As long as you're below the GPS constellation (at around 26000 km: http://www.navipedia.net/index.php/GPS_Space_Segment), and you use a GPS that doesn't have the altitude restriction, you can use it for orbit location determination.

Cheers, Joel

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Re:Arduino-based ArduSat will run your code in space by psycovic23 on Thursday June 21, 2012 @05:33PM (#4144313)

GPS can be used on board to do low earth orbit determination.

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